Project Gutenberg 2008-02-06 Public domain in the USA. 1205 Ignatius, of Loyola, Saint 1491 1556 Ignacio, de Loyola, Saint O'Conor, J. F. X. (John Francis Xavier) 1852 1920 O'Conor, John Francis Xavier The Autobiography of St. Ignatius Produced by Richard J. Shiffer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries.) "The Autobiography of St. Ignatius" by Saint Ignatius of Loyola is a spiritual memoir written in the early 16th century. The book recounts the profound personal transformation of Ignatius, highlighting his military past, intense spiritual experiences, and the founding of the Society of Jesus. The text offers readers an intimate look into his struggles with vanity and ambition, his recovery from a serious injury, and the gradual awakening of his spiritual purpose. The beginning of the autobiography portrays Ignatius as a man enthralled by worldly pursuits, particularly in his military career, until he is injured at the siege of Pampeluna. During his lengthy recovery, he begins reading about the lives of saints, which ignites a deeply spiritual yearning within him. The narrative describes his inner conflict as he grapples with returning to worldly fears versus embracing a life devoted to God. His epiphany leads him to forego his former ways and commit to a path of penance and service, eventually influencing many around him and setting the stage for his future endeavors in forming the Jesuit order. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Ignatius, of Loyola, Saint, 1491-1556 Christian saints -- Spain -- Biography BX CT Text Category: Biographies Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Religion/Spirituality 179401 2025-08-10T07:53:33.114159 text/html 178636 2021-01-03T07:44:01 text/html 637227 2025-08-10T07:53:40.304134 application/epub+zip 636475 2025-08-10T07:53:36.504161 application/epub+zip 131944 2025-08-10T07:53:35.177130 application/epub+zip 625318 2025-08-10T07:53:43.011095 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 601952 2025-08-10T07:53:39.204104 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262330 2022-09-11T10:34:45.575249 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 153745 2025-08-10T07:53:32.662172 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 153632 2021-01-03T07:44:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 153627 2021-01-03T07:44:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21440 2025-08-10T07:53:43.142095 application/rdf+xml 18788 2025-08-10T07:53:35.667119 image/jpeg 4446 2025-08-10T07:53:35.420132 image/jpeg 57105 2021-01-03T07:44:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 703725 2021-01-03T07:44:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 57067 2021-01-03T07:44:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 795545 2025-08-10T07:53:33.149146 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia