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Ignatius, whose real name is Inigo de Loyola y Onaz, was born in 1491 in Azpeitia in the Basque province of Guipuzcoa in Nothern Spain. He was the youngest of thirteen children. At the age of sixteen years he was sent to serve as a Page to Juan Velazquez, the treasurer of... Next
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The church of St. Ignatius was built as church of the Roman College which was the work of St. Ignatius and founded in 1551 as a "School of grammar, humanities and christian doctrine, free of charge". The Roman College was an important institute within the movement... Next
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The church of the Annunziata became insufficient for over two thousand students of many nations who were attending the College at the beginning of the XVII century. Gregory XV was an old pupil of the school and was strongly attached to it. He had also canonized Ignatius in 1622... 
In this area you find a plan of the church of St. Ignatius of Loyola in Rome. Clicking on the numbers you can see the sights of the church... 
