Ignatius of Loyola: Founder of the Jesuits

John Donnelly, Marquette University

John Patrick Donnelly. Ignatius of Loyola: Founder of the Jesuits. New York: Longman, 2004. Permalink: http://www.pearsonhighered.com/educator/product/Ignatius-of-Loyola-Founder-of-the-Jesuits-Library-of-World-Biography-Series/9780321086181.page

Abstract

This biography highlights the life of Saint Ignatius of Loyola and his work founding the Jesuit order during the Reformation Era.

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