Short answers, pulled from the story.
Ignatius of Loyola suffered a leg injury on the 20th of May 1521 when a cannonball shattered his right leg during the Battle of Pamplona. The injury required multiple surgical operations without anesthesia and left him with a permanent limp for the rest of his life.
The book that inspired Ignatius of Loyola to convert was the De Vita Christi by Ludolph of Saxony. This commentary on the Gospels replaced the chivalric romances he had requested and led him to propose a method of meditation where the reader places himself mentally at the scene of the Gospel story.
Ignatius of Loyola and his six companions took their first vows on the 15th of August 1534 in the chapel of the Martyrium of Saint Denis in Montmartre. This event marked the beginning of their lifelong work which eventually led to the formation of the Society of Jesus.
Ignatius of Loyola died in Rome on the 31st of July 1556, probably of the Roman Fever which was a severe variant of malaria. An autopsy revealed he also had kidney and bladder stones and possibly a malignant gastro-intestinal growth with metastases to the liver and lungs.
Ignatius of Loyola was canonized by Pope Gregory XV on the 12th of March 1622. He was previously beatified by Pope Paul V on the 27th of July 1609 and his feast day is celebrated annually on the 31st of July.