Tuesday, March 25, 1524. Exploration of the Carolina Coast.

An expedition under Giovanni da Verrazzano anchored off the coast of North Carolina.  It was the first European exploration of the Carolina coast and was done on behalf of King Francis I of France.

On a later expedition, he'd be killed and eaten by Carib's.

The Reassessors: St. Ignatius of Loyola

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.