I n the castle of Loyola in Azpeitia, born 1491 to Inigo. His family was very wealthy. At the age of 30 years, and as captain, a cannonball broke a leg. To distract himself during his recovery began reading the "Life of Christ" and "Lives of the Saints."

Then, he asked "if these men are made of the same clay that I, well I can do what they did." At the end of convalescence was the sanctuary of Manresa. At that time, Ignatius began to make some notes that were to serve as the basis for his book "Spiritual Exercises". After a trip to the Holy Land, he studied at universities, where he met Peter Faber, Francis Xavier, Lainez, left, Bobadilla and Rodriguez who organized the "Society of Jesus." He was ordained in Venice and got Paul III's approval of the Company, which was one of the pillars of the Catholic Reformation.

In Santa Fe, the Jesuits have over 400 years to form "men with and for others." Shaping their spirit in countless works of Pastoral missions such as a High Green and Concordia, service learning, school swimming Manzitti, among many others, all contribute to the purpose "ALL FOR GREATER GLORY", a great motto of St.
Ignacio.

Students, parents, Jesuit Ignatian values ​​imbued by valuing the work of God and received training in the ability to creatively improving our society including the most needy.

Javier Bodrone. Article published in the magazine "seed".