Spiritual Exercises
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The Spiritual Exercises, composed 1522–1524, are a set of Christian meditations, contemplations, and prayers written by Ignatius of Loyola, a 16th-century Spanish Catholic priest, theologian, and foun
Exercitia spiritualia, 1548, first edition by Antonio Bladio (Rome)
Virgin of Montserrat
Abbey on Montserrat
Chapel in the Cave of Saint Ignatius at Manresa
Ignatius of Loyola
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Ignatius of Loyola, venerated as Saint Ignatius of Loyola, was a Spanish Basque Catholic priest and theologian, who, with six companions, founded the religious order of the Society of Jesus, and becam
Spiritual Exercises
…The Spiritual Exercises (Latin: Exercitia spiritualia), composed 1522–1524, are a set of Christian meditations, contemplations, and prayers written by Ignatius of Loyola, a 16th-century Spanish Catholic priest, theologian, and founder of the Society of Jesus. Divided into four thematic "weeks" of variable length, they…
Ignatius of Loyola (c. 16th-century portrait)
The Sanctuary of Loyola, in Azpeitia, built atop the birthplace of the saint
Ignatius in his armour, in a 16th-century painting
Saint Ignatius of Loyola's Vision of Christ and God the Father at La Storta by Domenichino