Author Description

To mark the 500th anniversary of the birth of Ignatius Loyola and the 450th anniversary of the foundation of the Society of Jesus, this book portrays Ignatius, his life as a chivalrous Spanish courtier, his conversion and the early years of the Society of Jesus. The author, a Jesuit priest and historian, aims to show Ignatius, who is often seen as a humourless ascetic, as a man of wit and humanity.