Loyola, Azpeitia, Gipuzkoa, Spain

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Loyola, in Azpeitia (Gipuzkoa, Spain), is a small Basque locality best known as the birthplace of Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf locality
village
autonomousCommunity Basque Country
birthplaceOf Ignatius of Loyola
country Spain
diocese Diocese of San Sebastián
hasHeritage Basque cultural heritage
hasHistoricBuilding Loyola family tower house
birth house of Ignatius of Loyola
hasLanguage Basque
Spanish
hasPilgrimageSite Sanctuary of Loyola
hasReligiousSignificance Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
hasShrine Sanctuary of Loyola
surface form: Basilica at the Sanctuary of Loyola
isBirthplaceRelatedTo founding of the Society of Jesus
locatedIn Azpeitia
Basque Country
Gipuzkoa
northern Spain
locatedNear Urola River
namedAfter Loyola family
notableFor association with the Society of Jesus
being the birthplace of Ignatius of Loyola
partOf municipality of Azpeitia
pilgrimageRoute Ignatian Way
region Gipuzkoa
religiousOrderAssociated Society of Jesus
surface form: Jesuits

Society of Jesus
religiousTradition Catholicism
tourismType cultural tourism
religious tourism

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Ignatius of Loyola placeOfBirth Loyola, Azpeitia, Gipuzkoa, Spain
Loyola toponymicOrigin Loyola, Azpeitia, Gipuzkoa, Spain
this entity surface form: Loyola (place in Azpeitia, Gipuzkoa)