The Founder of the Society of Jesus, St. IGNATIUS LOYOLA, born in 1491, was the last child of a large Basque family in Spain. The name LOYOLA came from the ancestral castle that was the family heritage. Ignatius was trained to arms and to the etiquette of court life.
He enlisted himself in the border wars with France and was badly wounded in a battle. As he lay convalescing at Loyola, he read the Gospel narratives and the lives of saints and was inspired to follow Christ by giving up all worldly ambitions and trappings of power and embracing a life of poverty, sacrifice and service after the example of his saintly mentors.
St.Xavier's College of Education (Autonomous)
Palayamkottai,
Tirunelveli - 627 002,
Tamil Nadu
Phone No : 0462-2577630
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