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Remote from railways and townships
nesting in a green valley of the Spanish
Basques, calm and majestic sanctuary
invites the homage Of every traveller who
has had his fill of humdrum sights. 1t
Is the Santa Casa de Loyola, acclaimed
as 'the Marvel of Guipuzcoa," where
| the dread Society of Jesus has main
| tanned during two centuries a living
| monument at the birthplace of st. 1g-
natius. Here is the heart whose subtle
| influences, pulsing throughout the
world, have shaken kings upon their
thrones, electrified nations, and arrested
the course of triumphant armies, Well
may 1t attract pilgrims from every
quarter of the globe, inspire miracu-
lous legends, and acquire sanctity
surpassed by few of the most hallowed
shrlnes.
Each year, in the month of July, a
vast concourse Is attracted in pilgrim
age by the celebration Of the Saint S
day and at other seasons a. steady
stream alike of idlers and devotees,
bears witness to the fascination which
the Jesuit's atmosphere Of mystery has
always exercised upon mankind
Probably the most famous assemblage
in the recent history Of Loyoa was that
which attended the election, few
years since, of new general of the So
ciety. Known as 1.-The black Pope" he
is, on the whole, a more important per-
sonage than the white Poltif Of the
atican, inspiring greater dread and
welding a wider influence throughout
Christendom. He commands capital
larger than that of many prosperous
states and devotes it all to the perfec-
ton of the ramifications of all the null
hilarious schemes which tend to the
glorification of the subtle society.
AS with a bright jewel in a glorious
setting, the marvels of the monastery
are heightened by it's site. Walled in
by precipitous mountains which seem
to bar the rude gaze of the outer world,
standing in a broad and fertile valley,
an oasis amid a wilderness of rocks,
Loyola inspires by the majesty of it's
seclusion and the happiness of it's re-
pose. Before 1t are beds of brilliant
flowers and rows of ounce trees; and
the sense of security is made emphatic
by the absence of hedges fences, gates
or any other enclosure. The monastery
was built as an envelope and shield for
the holy house, which was the birth
place of the saint and the ancestral
manor of his race. This ie the real OBJ
ject of pilgrimage as well as of the care
and veneration of the resident Jesuits. |
1t is a lofty edif1ce of time-worn red
brick, a type of the feudal castles of
with the first story higher |
than the other two together, presenting
q fantastic shape which suggests a pet |
rifed haystack. On the upper floor we
find that the chamber of the saint has
now been turned into chapel. 1t is |
an old room, with low ceiling, and in |
his day was doubtless Of soldierly sim
plicity; now 1t Is gay with rich red bro
cades and full of priceless ornaments.
hief among the relics are finger of
st, ignatius, treasured in a reliouarv
upon the breast of his statue. and the
,halice used at the first mass of st.
Francis Borgia, kinsman of the bad
borgias and one of the most eminent of
he converts of Loyola The other
'oon1s also are nearly all dedicated to
sacred service; lamps and incense are
burning everywhere by hight and day.
aven the little stables have been en-
1ched with affairs and gilded carvings,
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