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EPISODE · May 4, 2026 · 15 MIN

Ignatius of Loyola: Episode One

from The Saints · host The Merry Beggars

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Ignatius of Loyola - Episode One: Once Upon a Time in Loyola Italy. 1553. Father Ignatius, founder of the Jesuits, is honored and revered by his community - but few know the story of his wild youth: the story of his conversion. He spurns all personal questions, avoiding “unnecessary attention,” until, one day, he meets a young, vain, ambitious novice who needs to hear the tale. This is the story of Ignatius of Loyola. 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/   Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: 10+ Ignatius is a role model for spiritual discernment. He works relentlessly to abandon his pride and focus on obedience and listening to God’s will over his own. He is courageous and endures suffering and deepens his faith through prayer, discernment, and turning away from his own desires and toward God. This series contains moments of danger and intensity, including raised voices. It depicts battlefield combat, a shattered leg and surgical breaking, self-inflicted penances, a brief demonic possession, threats of killing, imprisonment, and physical roughness, along with serious illness and fear of death 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars 

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🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Ignatius of Loyola - Episode One: Once Upon a Time in Loyola Italy. 1553. Father Ignatius, founder of the Jesuits, is honored and revered by his community - but few know the story of his wild...

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