SPAIN, 1956, both the statue and the jagged mountains, Scott 849
and 851
and between them SPAIN, 1954, Scott 807
VENEZUELA, 1991, the 5th centenary of the birth of St. Ignatius,
Scott 1445d
Santa
Maria del Mar, Barcelona
SPAIN, 1983, Scott 2351
The Church of Nuestra Señora del Mar (Our Lady of the Sea) in
Barcelona, Spain is known as the site where Ignatius used to beg.
University
of Alcala
SPAIN, 1966, Scott 1360
SPAIN, 2001, Cultural Heritage of Humanity, Scott 3130L
The latter was used as the imprinted stamp on a postal card, with an "A"
value
At 33 years of age and determined to study for the priesthood, Ignatius
went back to school. He started studying Latin grammar with young boys
in Barcelona, and after two years moved the University of Alcala. Ignatius
would gather people to explain the Gospels and teach them how to pray.
He was quickly arrested by the Inquisition and thrown into jail for 42
days. He was warned not to teach others, and so quickly moved on to the
University of Salamanca.
University
of Salamanca and St. Stephen's Monastery
SPAIN, 1936, 1946, and 2005, Scott 626, 745, 3375
COLOMBIA, 1955, the 7th centenary of the University, Scott C282
Ignatius with a few companions went to the University
of Salamanca in the summer of 1527. He confessed there to a friar
of the Monastery of St. Stephen, and some ten days later was invited by
his confessor to dinner at the Monastery. There he was questioned about
his teaching by the subprior and a couple of others, who then locked him
in the monastery for three days and went off and arranged to have him
jailed and tried by the Inquisition. Ignatius said he continued to speak
to the other monks, some of whom came to agree and sympathize with him.
He was eventually acquitted, but decided to go to Paris.
SPAIN, 1979, postal card with a cachet showing the Dominican Convento
de San Esteban in Salamanca
The
College of St. Barbara, Paris
FRANCE, 1960, the College of Saint Barbara, Scott 983
The College of Saint Barbara at the University of Paris is where
St. Ignatius lived and studied with Peter Faber
and Francis Xavier from 1528 to 1535. More
Santa
Maria della Salute, Venice
FRANCE, 1971, Scott 1303
The Basilica of Our Lady della Salute in Venice was built on the foundations
of an old hospital. Ignatius and most of his first companions were ordained
priests in the church attached to this hospital on the feast of St. John
the Baptist, June 24, 1537.
Saint
Mary Major, Rome
VATICAN CITY, 1949, Scott 130
VATICAN CITY, 1975, mosaics from St. Mary Major: Christ, Peter
and Paul, Scott 565-67
VATICAN CITY, 1992, mosaics from St. Mary Major: Annunciation,
Nativity, Adoration of the Magi, Presentation, Scott 912-915
VATICAN CITY, 1993 and 2000, Scott 919 and 1139
The last, imperforate stamp, is available only from stamp machines (no
SCN)
After his ordination, Ignatius waited 18 months to celebrate
his first mass, which took place on Christmas Day 1538, in the Chapel
of the Manger in Saint Mary Major Bascilica in Rome. More
San
Pietro in Montorio, Rome
ITALY, 1971, Scott 1035
SPAIN, 1974, Scott 1810
In April 1541, St. Ignatius of Loyola was elected General
of the Society of Jesus. He asked that the election be repeated, and was
again elected. His confessor, Fr. Teodosio da Lodi OFM, lived in the monastery
adjacent to this church of San
Pietro in Montorio (St. Peter the Apostle on the Golden Hill), and
St. Ignatius came here for three days of prayer and meditation. After
receiving advice from his confessor he decided to accept the result of
a third election, and was duly elected General on April 19. The tempietto
or little temple was build by Bramante, the first Renaissance building
in Rome, at the commission of the Spanish monarchs. It is believed to
be the site where the Apostle Peter was crucified. Ignatius often said
Mass here, perhaps because of his devotion to St. Peter. More
Saint
Paul Outside-the-Walls, Rome
