Ignatius of Loyola’s literary work as an expression of his experience in life and spirituality
The Figurativeness of the Language of Mystical Experience 2021 Edita Príhodová
The paper compares key life and spiritual experiences of St. Ignatius of Loyola with his literary works (the Spiritual Exercises, Constitutions and Spiritual Diary). It primarily focuses on events that influenced the “birth of a mystic” especially his stays in Loyola, Manresa and by the river of Cardoner. The paper also discusses a phenomenological description and interpretation of Ignatius’...