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Founders of Catholic religious communities

  • Ignatius of LoyolaÍñigo López de Oñaz y Loyola entered the world inside a stone fortress in Azpeitia, Gipuzkoa. His parents belonged to the minor nobility of the Basque region.
  • Francis of AssisiGiovanni di Pietro di Bernardone was born in Assisi, a small town in Italy, around 1181. His father, Pietro di Bernardone, was a prosperous silk merchant who…
  • John of the CrossJuan de Yepes y Álvarez entered the world on the 24th of June 1542 in Fontiveros, a small town near Ávila with only about 2,000 residents.
  • Teresa of ÁvilaTeresa Sánchez de Cepeda Dávila y Ahumada was born on the 28th of March 1515. Her birthplace remains a matter of historical debate between the cities of…