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ignatius
/ˌɪɡˈneɪʃəs/
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What does ignatius mean?
proper noun
- A male given name from Latin; of mostly Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox usage in English.
- A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Saint Ignatius of Antioch (died c. 108/140 CE)
- A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491–1556)
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/ˌɪɡˈneɪʃəs/
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One of Ignatius Loyola’s maxims was, “He who does well one work at a time, does more than all.”
That fate befell Buddha and Jesus, it befell Ignatius Loyola and Francis of Assisi, John Fox and John Calvin and John Wesley.
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He thanked God and St. Ignatius a thousand times; he clasped Candide in his arms; and their faces were all bathed with tears.
After long years of probation, Ignatius Loyola was ready to start on the conquest of a very different world.
Born a Spanish noble, Xavier at an early age cast aside all ordinary aims, devoted himself to study, was rapidly advanced to a professorship at Paris, and in this position was rapidly winning a commanding influence, when he came under the sway of another Spaniard even greater, though less brilliantly endowed, than himself--Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus.