Not a single Catholic organization aroused so much hatred and love for itself as the Jesuit Order. The name of Ignatius of Loyola was synonymous with reproach and support of religion. The Society of Jesus is called the last of the great orders created by the Catholic Church. Its history is rich and varied, although it is its external rather than its internal side that is best known. One of the main places in the history of the Jesuit order is occupied with dignity and majesty by a military officer, a wounded warrior, a Montserrat ascetic, a Manrese hermit, a Jerusalem pilgrim, the creator and first general of the Society of Jesus, a fighter against the Reformation, an outstanding teacher and educator, a brilliant propagandist and organizer, a desperate missionary Ignatius of Loyola, the strongest oarsman of St. Peter's boat, knight of the Blessed Virgin Mary and warrior of Jesus Christ.