Ignatius Loyola (l?????l?) n (Biography) Saint. 1491?1556, Spanish ecclesiastic. He founded the Society of Jesus (1534) and was its first general (1541?56). His Spiritual Exercises (1548) remains the basic manual for the training of Jesuits. Feast day: July 31Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014