Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc . cension day, in 1534, they united for this great work in thesubterranean chapel of the abbey of Montmartre. They then met again in 1536, atVenice, whence they proceeded to Rome, and received the confirmation of their fra-ternity from Pope Paul III. as The Society of Jesus. In 1541, Ignatius was chosen *.general of the society, and all
Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc . cension day, in 1534, they united for this great work in thesubterranean chapel of the abbey of Montmartre. They then met again in 1536, atVenice, whence they proceeded to Rome, and received the confirmation of their fra-ternity from Pope Paul III. as The Society of Jesus. In 1541, Ignatius was chosen *.general of the society, and all the members swore obedience to him in body and went forth in bands of three, and their influence was soon felt in all parts of theworld. Loyola died July 31, 1556, at the age of sixty-five years. He was canon-ized in 1622, by Gregory XV. Loyola was of middle stature, of an olive complexion,with a bald head, eyes full of fire, and an aquelirie nose. As Luiher was the reformerof the sixteenth century, so was Loyola the evangelist thereof. Teaching that thesociety was the result of an immediate inspiration from Heaven, he devoted himselfto its interests with a discipline, perseverance, enthusiasm, and faith, rarely excelled. FRANCISCO PIZARRO. 109. FRANCISCO SEVERAL Spanish writers have represented FRANCISCO PIZARRO as a noble-man by birth, while others, with greater appearance of probability, maintain thathe was the illegitimate son of Gonzalo Pizarro, an officer at Truxillo, a townin the province of Estremadura in Spain, who suffered him to be exposed as afoundling at the door of a church ; but. being discovered to be the father, he wascompelled to take him under his own care : but he fulfilled the duty of a parentvery indifferently, giving him no education, employing him in the most servileoffices, and in particular that of keeping his hogs. He was born about 1477. At length young Pizarro ran away from the herd, and got on board a shipbound for the West Ind
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