Ig ‧ nat ‧ i ‧ us of Loy ‧ o ‧ la, St /ɪɡˌneɪʃəs əv lɔɪˈəʊlə/ BrE AmE ( also St Ignatius Loyola )
(1491–1556) a Spanish priest who started the ↑ Jesuit ↑ order (=a Roman Catholic group of ↑ missionary priests, which is also called the ↑ Society of Jesus ) ⇨ ↑ Francis Xavier, St