1891. It was the wish of the author to reproduce as far as possible, the surroundings of this story as they were in the days of the Saint. The authorities for these restorations, which have been the subject of most painstaking study, are given in the appendix. Also found within is a chronology of the life of St. Ignatius. Contents: Book I: from his birth to leaving Paris, 1491-1535; Book II: from St. Ignatius' final leaving Azpeitia to his settling in Rome, 1535-1541; Book III: the work of the society in its first years; Book IV: last years and death of Ignatius, 1551-1556. Copiously illustrated.