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Battle Injury That Began Ignatius's Conversion
- Ignatius's battlefield injury triggered his conversion while convalescing at home and reading available religious books.
- A cannonball shattered his leg at Pamplona, poor resetting caused protruding bone, and boredom led him to read a life of Christ and saints.
Using Feelings To Discern Spiritual Direction
- Ignatius discovered consolation versus desolation by comparing feelings from chivalric fantasies and reading saints' lives.
- He felt joy imagining Christ and saints but discomfort imagining his old knightly dreams, which guided his discernment of spirits.
Leaving The Sword At Montserrat
- Ignatius made a symbolic break with his past at Montserrat by leaving his sword and noble garments at Our Lady's shrine.
- He kept vigil all night before the Black Madonna, traded his armor for a beggar's cloth, then retreated to the nearby cave Monracia for prayer.