Pedro de Ribadeneira SJ, The Life of Ignatius Loyola, translated by Claude Pavur

The Latin text of the first official biography of Ignatius is translated here into English for the first time, with footnotes based on those of the critical edition of Cándido Dalmases. The author, Pedro de Ribadeneira, was an early companion of Ignatius in Rome who became an important witness of the early decades of the new order. He presents the story of Ignatius and the early Jesuits in a brisk yet sweeping narrative without failing to provide sharp insights into Ignatian spirituality and the rationale of the order's apostolic activity. This work has been considered a notable moment in the history of hagiography and Renaissance biography. It can also be taken as an apologia: it explains the Society's fundamental idea, debunks adversaries, and documents contemporary corroborations that suggest that the finger of God is here.

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