Iñigo Lopez de Recalde (St Ignatius) after being wounded in the defense of Pamplona against French troops and renouncing his military career, began a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. At a stop in the neighboring city of Manresa in 1522, the young Ignatius said to be wearing only a sack robe, decided to live as a hermit in a cavern near the river. Between history and legend, he was involved in mystical experiences and miraculous events. His visions and transfigurations were recorded in a manual on the meaning of life…
