Tiny Saints - St. Ignatius of Loyola - Patron of Retreats, Jesuits, Military

This cute charm comes from the Tiny Saints Collection. Kids and adults love them! Hang them from your key chain or backpack. Perfect stocking stuffer, Easter Basket addition, or for a Confirmation Candidate who has taken the name of this saint as their Confirmation name. Also makes a great gift for anyone named after this saint! Enjoying the life among royals as an apprentice in Spain, Ignatius eventually went to war seeking more glory and fame. A serious cannonball injury left him recuperating in a hospital. During recovery, Ignatius read a book about the life of Christ and a book on the saints. This changed him forever. Eventually, his faith experiences inspired the famous Spiritual Exercises and even a new religious order called The Society of Jesus, or Jesuits. The Jesuit call is to be “contemplatives in action.” Patron saint of: Jesuits military retreats spiritual exercises