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Loyola, Ignatius of - Hallucination of the Virgin Mary
Identifier
000339
Type of Spiritual Experience
Number of hallucinations: 1
Background
Loyola was in extreme pain from surgery
A description of the experience
The Autobiography of Saint Ignatius Loyola
While watching one night he plainly saw the image of the Blessed Mother of God with the Infant Jesus, at the sight of which, for a considerable time, he received abundant consolation, and felt such contrition for his past life that he thought of nothing else. From that time until August, 1555, when this was written, he never felt the least motion of concupiscence. This privilege we may suppose from this fact to have been a divine gift, although we dare not state it, nor say anything except confirm what has been already said. His brother and all in the house recognized from what appeared externally how great a change had taken place in his soul.
The source of the experience
Loyola, Ignatius ofConcepts, symbols and science items
Concepts
Symbols
Science Items
Activities and commonsteps
Activities
Overloads
Being badly woundedExtreme pain
Leeches
Loss of blood, haemorrhaging and letting blood
Nutritional deprivation
Sleep deprivation, insomnia and mental exhaustion