Ignatius of Loyola vs Leo Africanus
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Compare the life timelines of Ignatius of Loyola (1491–1556) and Leo Africanus (1494–1554) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 60 years, from 1494 to 1554.
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Ignatius of Loyola (1491–1556)
- — Born at the castle of Loyola in the Basque Country Verified
- — Severely wounded at the Battle of Pamplona Verified
- — Religious conversion during convalescence at Loyola Verified
- — Spiritual retreat at Manresa and beginnings of the Spiritual Exercises Verified
- — Pilgrimage to Jerusalem Verified
- — Studied at the University of Paris Verified
- — Vow of Montmartre with his first companions Verified
- — Papal approval of the Society of Jesus Verified
- — Publication of the Spiritual Exercises Verified
- — Died in Rome Verified
Leo Africanus (1494–1554)
- — Born al-Hasan ibn Muhammad al-Wazzan in Granada Verified
- — Family emigrated from Granada to Fez, Morocco Verified
- — Studied at the University of al-Qarawiyyin in Fez Verified
- — Traveled on diplomatic and commercial missions to Timbuktu and across the Sudan Verified
- — Captured by Christian corsairs in the Mediterranean Verified
- — Baptized in Rome by Pope Leo X as Johannes Leo de Medicis Verified
- — Completed the 'Description of Africa' in Rome Verified
- — 'Description of Africa' published by Ramusio in Venice Verified
- — Died, probably in Tunis, after leaving Rome