The Life of St. Ignatius of Loyola


Lu par LibriVox Volunteers

(4.4 stars; 37 reviews)

Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491– 1556) was a Spanish knight from a local Basque noble family, hermit, priest since 1537, and theologian, who founded the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) and was its first Superior General. After being seriously wounded in the Battle of Pamplona in 1521, he underwent a spiritual conversion while in recovery. De Vita Christi by Ludolph of Saxony purportedly inspired Loyola to abandon his previous military life and devote himself to labour for God. He died in July 1556, was beatified by Pope Paul V in 1609, canonized by Pope Gregory XV in 1622, and declared patron of all spiritual retreats by Pope Pius XI in 1922. (2 hr 14 min)

Chapitres

Pamplona - and After 12:40 Lu par Phil Chenevert
The Battlefield 9:59 Lu par Fred Abboud
The Forging of Weapons 12:10 Lu par Fred Abboud
Jerusalem 13:29 Lu par Fred Abboud
In the King's Service 10:21 Lu par Larry Wilson
The 'Free Company' 11:22 Lu par Larry Wilson
The Warfare 14:40 Lu par Fred Abboud
The General and His Army 15:56 Lu par Fred Abboud
'Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam' 9:50 Lu par S R Colon
The Last Fight 12:57 Lu par S R Colon
The Legacy 11:29 Lu par toadoftoadhall

Critiques

fascinating


(4 stars)

Great albeit briefly biography of a wonderful saint. Includes interesting thoughts on his times. The readers are mostly very good.

Read in series


(5 stars)

Different voices for the successive chapters.

well done


(4.5 stars)

Good story well read, thx.