Práctica de los ejercicios de San Ignacio de Loyola en vida de su autor, 1522-1556

Published in 1946 by El Mensajero del Corazón de Jesús, this volume by the Jesuit scholar Ignacio Iparraguirre serves as a rigorous historical analysis of the Spiritual Exercises written by Saint Ignatius of Loyola. Iparraguirre was a prominent twentieth-century historian of Jesuit spirituality, and this work emerged from a broader mid-century movement within the Society of Jesus to curate and contextualize their foundational texts with newfound academic precision and philological depth.

The text functions as a bridge between early sixteenth-century devotional practice and modern scholastic investigation. By documenting the development of the exercises between 1522 and 1556, Iparraguirre sought to provide readers with a clearer understanding of how Ignatius refined his spiritual methodology during his lifetime. The book is recognized for its careful archival approach, reflecting the austere and intellectual rigor characteristic of post-war Spanish Jesuit editorial traditions.