Opening of the Ignatian year

Ignatius 500 is the Ignatian Year we celebrate to commemorate the 500th anniversary of an experience that changed Ignatius of Loyola for good and gave rise to a spirituality that has facilitated the encounter with God for many people generation after generation. Ignatius 500 will be celebrated worldwide between 20 May 2021, the anniversary of the wound suffered by Iñigo de Loyola in Pamplona, and 31 July 2022, Saint Ignatius’ feast day.

At the University of Deusto, the commemoration will begin with the sound of the alboka (albogue) and the txalaparta, inviting visitors to attend a brief official opening ceremony and the presentation of the exhibition entitled “A gaze that transforms a world in crisis”. This event is the first of the highlights of a varied programme of activities that will be held throughout this Ignatian Year.