Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts - St. Ignatius of Loyola

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The Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola

St. Ignatius Church of Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts is dedicated to Saint Ignatius of Loyola, who established the Jesuit tradition of closest union between the people and their leading educational institution. 

The church has produced a stop-motion video made using LEGO bricks on the life of St. Ignatius. The story is based on the children’s book Audacious Ignatius, written by Paul Mitchell. The video was produced by Michael Sennett.

Michael is the Director of Communications and Media Specialist at St. Ignatius of Loyola Church. He has participated in LGBTQ+ ministry since 2014. In 2018, he received his undergraduate degree in communications with a minor in religious studies. Michael finds many joys in his faith and appreciates the testimonies of queer spirituality.

Ignatius of Loyola

Ignatius of Loyola was born Íñigo López de Oñaz y Loyola on the  23rd. October 1491 in Azpeitia, Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country of Spain. 

Ignatius was a Spanish Catholic priest, confessor and theologian, who, with Peter Faber and Francis Xavier, founded the religious order of the Society of Jesus (The Jesuits), in 1541 in Paris. He became its first Superior General. 

Ignatius envisioned the purpose of the Society of Jesus to be missionary work and teaching. In addition to the vows of chastity, obedience and poverty of other religious orders in the church, Loyola instituted a fourth vow for Jesuits. This was obedience to the Pope, and to engage in projects ordained by the pontiff. Jesuits were instrumental in leading the Counter-Reformation.

As a former soldier, Ignatius paid particular attention to the spiritual formation of his recruits and recorded his method in the Spiritual Exercises (1548). This method became known as Ignatian spirituality.

Ignatius died in Rome on the 31st. July 1556 at the age of 64; in fact he lived for 777 months and 9 days.

Ignatius of Loyola was beatified in 1609 in Rome, Papal States by Pope Paul V. Beatification is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a deceased person's entrance into Heaven, and his or her capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in their name.

Ignatius was canonized saint on the 12th. March 1622 in Rome, Papal States by Pope Gregory XV. His feast day is celebrated on the 31st. July. 

Ignatius is the patron saint of the Basque provinces of Gipuzkoa and Biscay, as well as of the Society of Jesus. 

He was declared patron saint of all spiritual retreats by Pope Pius XI in 1922.

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