He was ordained a cleric at an early age, but received a release from his vows and became a soldier. He was noted to be vainglorious in this period. A battlefield wound lead to a long period of painful books during which his request for books about chivalry was met instead with religious works as the castle he was recuperating in had those and not the former.
This lead to a profound conversion, lead an austere life, dedicated himself to study, and ultimately returned to the clergy. He founded the Society of Jesus, the Jesuits.
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