Momboisse Family Adventures April 2025: Loyola, Spain, Azpeitia, Spain

After a hearty breakfast at our hotel Casona de los Caballeros dining room we leave at 8:30am for Loyola, Spain, the birthplace of Saint Ignatius, founder of the Jesuit Order. Another day of pleasant weather, around 57 degrees and partly cloudy. Our聽two hour bus ride聽will take us along the northern edge of Spain, through Bilbao one of the commercial hubs of Spanish Basque Country. As we ride, Leo will enlighten us with the story of Ignatius.聽

Born in 1491 in Spain, Ignatius was baptized with the name I帽igo. He joined the army at the age of 14.

On May 20, 1521, he was gravely injured in the leg by a cannonball in the Battle of Pamplona and transported back to his family home in Loyola to recover.

During his recovery he read the lives of the Saints and had a spiritual conversion and call to the religious life. After he recovered he set off on a pilgrimage arriving in March of 1522 at the聽Benedictine monastery at聽Montserrat. In front of the Black Madonna's image in Montserrat,聽I帽igo聽hung up his sword and gave up his former life. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: Momboisse Family Adventures April 2025: Loyola, Spain
Guide Location: Spain » Azpeitia
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Lynn Momboisse
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