Listed below are seven more fun facts
about St. Ignatius of Loyola that you're unlikely to hear in general
conversation about this 16th-century saint:
- He once allowed the donkey on which he was riding
to determine whether he should follow and murder someone he thought
had insulted the Blessed Virgin Mary. (Fortunately, the donkey chose the
path that led away from the insulter.)
- He thought that his leg had been set poorly after the
cannonball incident and that, as a result, he wouldn't look good in his courtier's
tights. So he had a doctor rebreak his leg and start over!
- He may be the only canonized saint to have a notarized
police record—for nighttime brawling with intent to inflict serious harm.
- He was hauled before the Spanish Inquisition on a
number of occasions.
- At age 33, he joined a class of young children so he
could learn Latin.
- He sometimes cried with so much devotion at Mass that
he couldn’t continue, and he feared he would lose his eyesight.
- He penned over 6,800 letters in
his lifetime, making him one of the most prolific letter writers of his
time—or any time, for that matter.
-Adapted from loyolapress.com
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