The name of the Basque champion high jumper whom St Ignatius described as the roughest clay he had ever had to knead is Ignatius.
The patron saint of the Basque country is St. Ignatius of Loyola.
No, not all Jesuits are of Basque descent. However, the founder of the Jesuits, Ignatius of Loyola was of Basque descent.
Ignatius is a foremost patron saint of soldiers, the Society of Jesus, the Basque Country, and the provinces of Gipuzkoa and Biscay.
The full name of Saint Ignatius of Loyola is Iñigo Lopez de Loyola.
Basque: Ignazio Loiolakoa, Spanish: Ignacio de Loyola. In other words, he did not change his name. Ignatius is the English version of the name.
Saint Ignatius Loyola ( there is a Loyola hall at one of their colleges) founded the Jesuit order- or Society of Jesus. )Practically a co-founder-= also a Spanish Basque- was St. Francis Xavier.
Ignatius founded the Society of Jesus, also known as the Jesuits.
Ignatius of Loyola (Basque: Ignazio Loiolakoa, Spanish: Ignacio de Loyola) was born in 1491 and died July 31, 1556. He was a Spanish knight from a local Basque noble family, hermit, priest and theologian, who founded the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) and was its first Superior General. Ignatius emerged as a religious leader during the Counter-Reformation. Loyola's devotion to the Catholic Church was characterized by absolute obedience to the Pope.
"Ignatius" is an English equivalent of the Basque name Iñaki.Specifically, the name functions as a masculine proper noun. Its translation into other languages links it to Etruscan or Latin origins as personal names meaning "fiery." The pronunciation will be "ee-NYA-kee" by those who speak Guipuzcoan Basque.
He was born on October 23, 1491, at Loyola, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Kingdom of Castille (currently Spain).
Saint Ignatius of Loyola (Íñigo López de Loyola ) was a Spanish knight from a Basque noble family. He was a priest and theologian who founded the Society of Jesus (aka the Jesuits); a male religious congregation of the Catholic Church.
Ignatius of Loyola is the patron saint of: •Basque country •Bilbao, Spain, diocese of •Bizkaia, Spain •Gipuzkoa, Spain •Guipuscoa, Spain •Guipúzcoa, Spain •Jesuit Order •Jesuits •military ordinariate of the Philippines