Is this the end you wanted?
It is the end that I deserve!
According to legend, the sword of the morning star knight...
... forged on the second full moon in December,...
... the year he was born.
The 5,000 blows it had to endure gave the sword its power.
A triumph of fire,...
... a baptism in the water.
It was a weapon of unprecedented purity and strength.
A sword worthy of a king!
But first it had to find its master!
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA - FIGHTERS, SINNERS, SAINTS
CASTLE OF LOYOLA 1496
Iñigo!
Stay here.
Don Beltram, for a word?
I would have gladly given this to you for a happier occasion.
It was forged to honor your fallen heroes.
You could not have wished for a better son than Juan.
Thank you my Lord,...
... that you helped me during these difficult hours.
Little Iñigo is ready to return to his family in Torre de Loyola.
As soon as you wish!
Let's talk about it another time. Thank you, old friend.
- Where is he going? - Maria!
Give it a moment.
After all this time, may he still not return?
One day Don Beltram will realize...
... that the boy is not to blame for the death of his mother.
Until then, leave him to his beloved wife grieve...
... and now also his firstborn son.
Shall we again, my lord knight?
For the moment we are done.
Well.
I need you again next week.
If you are still here then...
What do you know?
We women know everything, Capitan!
Twice this week, cousin?
Do you really teach me, you bastard?
I just want to say that you need variety!
She is good, but not so good!
She reminds me of someone.
Is there any news from Castile, Xanti?
Apparently, our young king is learning how to be a king.
Last week he executed three rebels.
Now the Comuneros arise.
And the queen?
She and the princess are still in the hands of the rebels.
Enemies! All over!
And we're stuck with a commander who lets us drill.
The South rebels, the North is unprotected,...
... and the damn French know that!
It is only a matter of time before they attack us.
Soon we will know more. Tomorrow our spy returns from Biarno.
What do you think? Do we have 3,000 men at the door at the end of the week?
You almost look forward to meeting them.
We are soldiers, not guards!
For three years, we throw drunkards in the dungeon.
We are destined for higher!
And, to prove that, do you accept death?
How do you wish your death?
Peaceful! I want to die in my sleep.
In the arms of my beautiful wife.
If I ever find one...
What about you? How do you want to die?
In the battle!
Before I take my last breath,...
... I want to look my brother in the eye and say:
"Do you see? I too am a Loyola! "
Martin never lets you have the last word.
No way!
Iñigo, you worry too much.
Drink more, think less!
Above all, a knight needs three things:
A god he can serve...
... a king he can obey...
... and a lady he can protect most of all damage.
CASTLE OF VALLADOLID 1518
At all times, day and night, he must be ready!
Assassin, you may be good,...
... but I am better!
Did not you tell?
Whoever threatens my lady, Princess Catalina, has died!
Who threatens me?
Who are you talking to?
Nobody is here, Your Highness!
I only practiced.
I'm sorry!
Did I disturb your highness sleep?
No, I could not sleep,...
... so I wanted to go to the library.
Unfortunately, the library had to give way to the new aviary.
This is a pity.
So it's up to you to entertain me, sir...?
Iñigo de Loyola, Your Highness.
I am not a master.
I am only a submissive soldier of the Duke of Najera.
I'm afraid I'm not a very good entertainer, Your Highness.
Iñigo, it's the middle of the night.
Nobody is here that you can impress with your protocol loyalty!
Please, call me Catalina.
Well, mistress Catalina.
I heard you talking to someone.
Pure imagination.
I learned this technique from my father.
You imagine your enemy in flesh and blood.
Apparently, your father was a capable swordsman.
Do you really use such elegant movements in a battle?
They have often proved useful, Your Highness.
Almost like a dance.
Half of my sword art, I learned while dancing.
You are a dancer?
I was a servant in Arevalo.
That was part of our education.
Perfect! Now I know how you can entertain me.
Come on! Impresses me,...
... Iñigo de Loyola!
Forgive me, Your Highness.
I was not too!
I forbid you to think so!
Yes, mistress, but...
... I have to insist.
I know.
Kneel down, Loyola!
Nobody will ever know this.
Nobody will remember.
Only you and me.
Tonight, I make you my knight,...
... to my secret protector.
Swear to me to protect my life and my honor...
... as long as you live!
I swear that!
This is my last night at this castle.
At dawn I return to the court of the Queen.
Should we never meet again...
... promise me that you will keep me in good memory, my knight.
Serve my kingdom well!
I would die for you!
For my sake, do not do that!
The commander was right.
You dress for the victory celebration before the battle is won.
He misunderstands that.
I dress for the coffin.
Good morning, Commander.
Montes, you are early!
My nights are calmer than yours.
Enough!
Drive away.
As expected, the French commander Lord Asparros arrived here.
So far, he has met little resistance.
The people from Navarre support him.
Asparros wants to drive us out and put the old King of Navarre back on the throne.
How many?
12,000, maybe more.
That's amazing!
He will not stop Navarra.
With such a force, he will march in Castile.
With such a force, we have to let him go!
Sir!
The order is to keep Pamplona at all costs.
Iñigo, be sensible!
We have barely 300 men!
Pamplona is lost, Loyola.
The city may be lost,...
... but the fortress will last!
We have 18 guns.
We can focus the fire on their artillery.
And on the cavalry! We shoot at the horses!
That slows her down.
The French can not go to Castile without conquering us.
- Maybe we can stop her for two or three days? - Three days?
You want to sacrifice the lives of your men? For three days deferment?
Commander,...
... with all due respect!
How many kings lost their crown because the reinforcement came a day late?
We are at war.
Maybe the fate of the empire depends on it...
... that we buy some time for Castile.
Every time we can!
I say, we hold the position.
I say we fight!
We die, then knowing that the French have sensed Spanish blades!
We owe that to our king.
You are early!
- Our troops? - The enemy!
In the morning they are at the gates.
Your orders, sir?
Close the gates!
Tell the men to go to confession.
Tomorrow we meet our destiny.
Latin blessing
In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Lots to do, father?
Everyone is looking for God when he is about to meet him.
Do you want to confess?
By the time we finish, the war is over, Father.
Get rid of all ammo!
Do not hold back!
Keep the powder dry!
You have signed our death sentence!
We already have, when we went to the army!
Do not pretend that you are one of us!
When Navarra falls, your noble blood allows you safe passage.
With these men, the French will not be so kind.
Look at it!
Look!
Are their eyes saying that they are thinking of glory?
No! They do it for the money.
And because they want to go home.
Then we should teach them to fight for something bigger.
That's the problem with you!
You already see yourself as a general.
You are ready to sacrifice your troops.
But they need a leader who wants to save their lives!
This is the story of the last battle of the brave knight.
Sir!
Take this to Loyola.
Are the soldiers ready?
Well.
Your right and your left.
To the weapons!
Wait!
Guns!
Fire!
The battle was short.
How long can an acorn last, against the blows of a sledgehammer?
Into the breach!
Beat the bastards back!
For the glory!
No! No! Iñigo, wake up!
Iñigo?
Iñigo, open your eyes, you bastard!
Latin blessing
No! No! He does not die!
Do you hear me, you fool?
Do you hear? You stay with us!
I go to my brothers.
- For the glory. - Your brothers are underground, you stay here!
Now shut up and let the healer do his job!
As he lay dying, the knight's heart thanked the sky...
... for this last gift.
The death of a warrior.
Stand up!
- The first rule? - To breathe!
Is your enemy angry, but you are calm?
Then you have already won!
Hey! You are not right!
Watch your feet! No!
Never take your eyes off your opponent.
Balance, Iñigo! Balance!
A battle is always about staying on your feet.
Once again!
Do it better!
What did I tell you?
Remember, son! We are men from Loyola.
We never lower our eyes.
Stand up!
- Where am I? - At home!
- Sofia! Julen! - Take care of his leg.
My professional opinion? Maybe his leg will never heal completely.
We have to break it and judge it.
We do what we can, but then it's in God's hands.
If his condition does not improve after three days,...
... he will probably die.
The rebels have capitulated and Castile's troops are on their way.
Maybe three more days!
Once they are here, we move to Pamplona.
You must?
We do that for Iñigo.
If he survives, let him know...
... that we crushed the damn French!
If not,...
... at least we avenged his death.
Where am I?
You are at home...
... and alive.
God be praised!
Drink that.
That's disgusting!
Be glad that you are still alive and can complain!
The doctors did not have much hope.
I dreamed about him.
He told me that I would live.
And on his feast day. You have a guardian angel!
How does it look like?
The doctors are sure that you will walk again.
Someday.
Nobody survives a bombardment without scars.
What's this?!
Not without scars...
Be glad that you came home in better condition than your brother Juan.
Perhaps.
But he came back as a hero!
As a dead hero.
Drink your tonic.
Say, why are you wearing this uniform?
As a Castilian soldier, you can not protect me with this leg.
You are useless. Get out of my sight, damned cripple!
I've always known it!
You are not worthy of this sword!
And our name!
Are you alright, Iñigo?
Get me a surgeon!
Immediately!
Certainly?
Hold him tight!
Doctors say you can go outside in two months.
Until then, I'm trapped in this tower.
Yes, it will be hard...
... but somehow you have to pass the time.
Your servant has got you this.
They might interest you too.
You found the books?
- 'The Adventures of Amadís'? - No I'm sorry.
Julen was with every nobleman, from here to Donostia.
He could not find it.
These are the only books in the house.
'The life of Christ'?
'The Lives of the Saints'?
Hermana, brother Pedro alone would interest those!
He is the priest, not me!
I found that in the bag of your uniform.
I wanted to save it.
- It was washed. - That had to be.
It was full of your blood!
Slowly, my lord! Right foot, left foot.
Well! Sit down!
Don Martin!
Sir, they are back!
- Long live Loyola! - It lives!
Come on!
- Yuri! - Here!
The wine to me!
- A really good wine, right? - Yes.
Now fill in, go!
- I'll be right back! - Gonzalo!
- Xanti. - Iñigo!
Brothers! There you are!
Good news!
We were victorious in the end!
We drove the French bastards across the border!
All for you!
And Asparros has lost an eye!
I say, that was your hit, Martin.
It only matters that Pamplona and Navarre are once again Castile!
The queen and princess are finally safe.
As you wanted it.
Is not it, cousin?
We made it.
Congratulations!
- Victory is ours! - Exactly!
Victory is ours!
- In Castile! - Castile!
Are you all right?
That should have been my battle!
My victory!
They were in the majority, Iñigo.
Then it should have been my glorious death!
They should have let me die on the wall.
Maybe you would be proud of me then, right?
Iñigo, do not say that!
Of course we are proud of you.
I keep asking myself:
Why was I born to such boring times?
Everything has already been done.
You can no longer search,...
... do not kill dragons anymore.
There are no more virgins in need.
What remains are senseless family quarrels.
Three noble cousins bickering over a piece of Spanish filth.
The world is changing, Iñigo.
Maybe it's time to dream a new dream?
THE END
Three months ago, the knight was wounded in battle.
And one thing is clear:
Nothing bothers the soul more than the partnership of pain and boredom.
Of course he dreamed of her!
His lady.
His sweet Catalina!
What would he give to be with her? !
To serve her, to die for her!
But at the end of those dreams, there was always a painful truth.
A life with her was impossible!
Not with this leg!
Not with this destiny!
Did he remember what he had lost,...
... he sank into agony, into anguish and despair.
Be like your brother...
The loss of your brother is your sin...
Shame! Shame! Shame!
You are not worthy to be a Loyola...
"The life of the saints".
On these pages, the lives of the saints of God are immortalized.
These knights of heaven spent great,...
... in the name of the Almighty.
The knights of heaven?
To his surprise, our knight was fascinated by these stories.
He was amazed at the nobility and bravery of the saints.
FRANCIS OF ASSISI
It's one thing to prove courage as a soldier...
... and to face the enemy with the sword in his hand.
It is a very different thing...
... to face hunger and humiliation,...
... alone with the belief in the care of an invisible God.
Francis, how was all this possible for you?
Give up your wealth,...
... to beg for leftovers,...
... of the people who once called themselves your servants?
My friend, you are asking the wrong question!
The 'how' is unimportant.
It's about the why!
It is what my Lord has done.
What is the wealth that I gave up...
... compared to the riches of the sky?
Your faith is greater than mine.
Not my faith is great,...
... it's my god!
Could not you do the same?
These thoughts were different.
They did not darken his heart.
They dipped him in radiant joy.
Maybe this was his true desire.
Could he do the same?
Could he trust in God, as they once did...
... and swear allegiance to the greatest of kings?
That night, he made a decision.
That night, he found his dream.
- What ?! - a pilgrim.
He wants to go to Jerusalem,...
... and beg there on the way.
Like the holy pilgrims of the old days.
But he is a Loyola!
We can not allow that.
What will people say?
Well, never mind.
We regulate how we have always regulated things.
Among brothers.
There we are!
Just like in old times.
Somewhat dirtier than before.
What are you talking about? That's perfect! We are together again!
Mesonero! Mesonero!
- Wine and breasts! - Immediately, sir.
Carmen, you look very adorable tonight.
- It was so long ago! - We missed your pretty faces!
Where were you?
- He was at war. - Me too!
- Were you hurt? - Oh yeah!
But nothing that could not solve a few hip swings.
He needs immediate medical treatment!
- Anna is an excellent sister. - Yes!
- We do not waste time. In the back room with him! - Okay.
- Let's go. - Off to the back room!
You're welcome! You're welcome!
I do not want that.
Are you alright, sir?
You're welcome! You're welcome! Just let us sit and be silent.
In order?
We wait for my brothers to finish. Then we can go.
I'll pay you anyway.
As you wish, sir.
Do you do that for a long time?
Long enough.
If you remember, then you were my third customer, sir.
Are you treated well here?
Better than at home. I can not complain.
At home?
My father was a drunk, my mother a bitch.
They both beat me.
I forgot most of it.
That,... I'm sorry.
- That must have been hard. - After father's death it got better.
I came here with my bare feet.
Now I have saved some money.
I sew clothes.
- You made this dress? - Yes.
- It's pretty. - Thank you.
One day I will go away.
Then I become a seamstress.
That's something... honorable.
This is my dream.
Why not immediately?
Yes?
Yes? Why not immediately?
- Are you all right? - Yes my Lord.
Forgive!
You do not have to apologize.
You are the first in a long time talking to me...
... and do not want me to undress...
... and then go again.
I do not know if I can leave this life behind me.
I look in the mirror, I only see a whore.
What is your name?
Anna.
Anna?
Did you know that the mother of the Blessed Virgin was 'Anna'?
I know the stories.
Then you also know that some of the Lord's friends were whores?
Could you try something for me?
Yes my Lord.
Could you imagine Jesus sitting there in this chair?
- In the chair there? - Yes.
Can you imagine that?
Try it!
Take your time!
He looks at me.
And he smiles.
It's a kind smile.
He looks at me like he's done that all my life.
What does he say to you?
That he understands me.
That...
... he loves me.
That he does not care where I was.
Only where am I going.
Does not that make you happy?
Yes! Yes!
I am fine! Everything perfect!
It looks like this evening has been good for you, brother.
More than you think.
Here in Loyola there is nothing left to learn.
My life started at this castle.
I almost died here.
It has become clear to me that my reprieve is subject to a condition:
I have to leave this place.
Forever!
You go back to Najera?
I know what you intend to do.
Then give me your blessing...
... and wish me luck!
You are needed here, Iñigo.
Seriously, brother!
What use do I have here?
I am a damned cripple!
At court I will never be able to show myself again.
And my soldiers?
They rather follow a blind donkey into battle,...
... not a limping fool.
Iñigo...
I was ready to give my life for the king.
I almost had that.
And now, 40 days after I almost died...
... Pamplona is Castile again, as if nothing had happened!
All my victims, for what?
Nobody asks you to be a hero.
But we ask you to stay.
Help manage the castle.
Make sure everything is taken care of.
You want to make a steward out of me? A secretary?
Brother, that's too much of an honor!
What do you see?
Our coat of arms.
What do you see?
Seven red bars on a golden background.
And two gray wolves next to a cauldron.
The red bars, as you know,...
... were awarded to us by the king.
In memory of the bravery of the seven brothers.
Oñaz, your ancestors!
- The wolves and the cauldron... - Stand for the goodness of the Loyola family.
After the man has eaten, there is even something left for the wolves. I know!
So we tell people.
Do you know the true meaning?
It is a warning.
It applies to all descendants of the house Loyola.
Iñigo...
... not all men are noble.
Most serve only the hand that feeds them.
Without the cauldron, the wolves would eat us up completely.
Our family needs you. I know that for sure.
The pilgrim knight.
A new life.
A new search.
I thought I would feel sad,...
... because I leave my old self behind me.
But I only regret not leaving earlier.
He comes again!
My uncle Antonio was the same.
After being hit by an arrow in Italy...
... he embarked on a sacred journey to a mountain in Portugal.
After five days he was back at our border.
Iñigo has always been a stubborn person.
Hey! He comes again!
Keep an eye on him for me.
It will be worth it for you.
500 Reales,...
... if you bring him back before the end of the month.
The ancient shrine of the Lady of Montserrat.
A knight swears allegiance to his master for the first time...
... so he had to keep a watch first.
He stays there for three days.
He writes down his sins.
He looks very closely at his life.
He seeks even the smallest spot.
Then he swears before his mistress,...
... the queen of the sky.
He swears fidelity to her, and God the Lord.
Forever!
In the end, he puts on his new, magnificent armor.
He leaves the darkness,...
... he goes into the world that needs him.
A warrior, at the side of the angels.
A knight of the sky!
Do you have bread?
Forgive me, friend. I do not have anything.
What are you good for?
Wait!
Take this.
- That keeps you warm. - What's this?
Dress! Sell them for food!
Whatever you want.
And take this.
I thank you!
Don Iñigo de Loyola?
Perhaps.
You should come with me, sir.
You thief!
Hermano? Hermano?
Water! Get water!
- Water! - He was wearing the clothes he stole from you.
He did not steal her!
I gave it to him of his own free will!
Who told you that it is my clothes?
That was me.
Xanti?
You are here to bring me back to Loyola.
I just wanted to offer you a horse.
You are not used to walking barefoot.
You already know my answer.
I implore you, Iñigo!
Iñigo, please!
At least take this. For your journey.
Get him a doctor!
Tell Martin I'm dead.
I implore you!
The pilgrim now stayed on the back roads and in small towns.
He could not risk his relatives finding him again.
He had made a vow.
And he would fulfill him!
He wanted to live as Francis of Assisi and Saint Dominic did.
Without any possessions.
Begging for food.
When he first settled down to beg,...
... he felt like a scammer.
Like a hypocrite.
Good day. A gentle gift? Sorry?
An alms?
Sorry? An alms?
Thank you!
A gift? Thank you!
But when his last money was gone and his hunger was great,...
... his needs became real.
It became my true skin.
The skin of a beggar.
I caught one of my servants taking food out of the pantry,...
... just to give it to you.
Because of what you said to him.
- I apologize! - No need.
He is the most unpleasant of all servants to me.
It was good that he did something selfless.
Even if it was a small theft.
Do you always do that?
Beg all day,...
... to distribute the food at night to the patients?
I can not help it.
The patients are helpless.
I can beg for her outside, so I'm begging for her.
I am Doña Ines de Pascual.
What is your name?
Iñigo.
Iñigo?
Like the first king of Pamplona?
I would say I am the cripple of Pamplona.
My mistress!
Very well, Mr. Iñigo, Cripple of Pamplona.
You are not the first soldier who wants to change his life here.
And not the first nobleman.
Do not deny it!
Blue blood I smell a mile against the wind.
But I recognize that you are doing something special.
And the way you do it.
No matter how long you live this life of poverty,...
... want to live begging, hunger and good deeds,...
... you are always welcome at my table.
All my means are at your disposal!
You are a gift of God, Doña Ines.
I know!
Wait! I'll help you!
Slowly my life in Manresa got its own rhythm.
Take!
During the day we supplied the poor with bread.
Sometimes we took care of the lonely patients in the hospital.
The work was tiring.
But we held on.
At night I retreated to a cave on the Cardoner.
There I paid my debt to Christ.
Let's say it like this: God took his time with me...
... like a child.
You are not blind.
You will soon hear the grace of my son again.
Nearly 10 months after I arrived in Manresa,...
... I left the cave as a new man!
So God had prepared me for what was to come.
In the name of His Holiness, the Pope,...
... this court of the Holy Inquisition formally came together.
It is directed by Iñigo Lopez de Oñaz y Loyola.
Once a soldier of the king, he was charged with the following points:
Preaching, without permission.
Dealing with and seducing women from Salamanca.
Secret and occult meetings, in the middle of the night.
If the defendant is found guilty,...
... he will die in the fire at the end of the month.
Before, the case is checked.
Is all this my fault?
Should I have kept silent?
How are the new brothers, Calixto?
Caceres works hard.
FIVE DAYS PREVIOUSLY
Arteaga is too silent.
Too silent to be one of us.
I do not think he can last much longer.
Arteaga follows brother Iñigo's rule:
Listen more, talk less.
I think he misses his 50 servants.
And the fine clothes that do not scratch.
I admit it! Today I lack my clothes!
Take you, brother.
When you pray, what are you asking?
The usual.
A long life and wealth for me and my family.
Why are you asking for it?
Because that's good.
May one ask nothing good from God?
Consider, great wealth brought many fear and misfortune.
Their lives are determined by wealth.
And even a long life can be painful.
Yes but...
... what should we pray for then?
Maybe for indifference?
I do not mean heart cold.
It does not matter if God gives you wealth or poverty...
... good or bad health.
As long as poverty, wealth and life length help you...
... to fulfill your mission.
Brother, what mission are you talking about?
When you got up today, what were your plans for the day?
I am a merchant, so...
... I thought of a new delivery that should arrive today.
And a meeting with a new customer.
Then I remembered that my cousin insisted that I listen to you!
A good list,...
... especially the last point.
If you imagine yourself, on your deathbed,...
... how would this day appear to you?
I think,...
... I would rather have visited my old mother before I go into business.
Or spent more time with my son.
How do you feel about these new thoughts?
It feels right!
How should I express it?
I would not have to do anything else...
... I would choose these things.
You do not have to do anything else!
What is it that we really need to do in life?
We care so much about the duties of the day,...
... we try to make it right for the world around us...
... and in the end see only a series of busy,...
... but meaningless days.
We are ships that sail for years but never reach their destination,...
... because we have no goal in mind.
There is no map that we can follow.
I call this card Life on the First Principle.
God created us to love us.
And, so that we love him.
If that's true, then our life is best used...
... we use our time to pay homage to God.
Everything in this world exists solely for this purpose.
Wealth, knowledge, skills,...
... dreams and longings.
Even sickness and misfortune can bring us closer to his love.
So,...
... do not pray every day for good to happen to you.
Pray that you may come closer to God.
Whatever you do, do it in your honor.
Then you live a good life.
Make sure she gets the food.
A good sermon.
Forgive me, father.
It was just a conversation among friends.
The best sermon I've heard in years!
Even from my own lips.
Do you belong to a medal?
No, we are just simple men.
Understand. And the right clothes?
A sign of our community.
And you are not afraid, someone might think...
... you would preach like ordained priests?
That's not our intention.
Capitan Loyola!
It is you, is not it?
No more!
I understand.
You try a new face.
I want to escape my old face.
A question:
Could you hear God's voice, learn to hear it,...
... would you keep that secret?
How can you be sure that God is speaking through you?
I wrote everything down.
It describes a time away from the world.
I meditated on the life of the Lord.
I imagined myself in the stations of his life,...
... or kneeling before God's throne.
I have to ask this! This way of praying, this imagination,...
... it sounds very much like the methods of the Alumbrados, the Illuminati!
You are not one of them, are you?
The Alumbrados are not true thinkers, father.
You are careless.
My method is thorough.
I would like to continue this conversation.
Maybe you will come to my monastery for dinner.
Some of the Dominican scholars would certainly like to meet you.
So you are a preacher?
What are you preaching?
No, father. I am not a preacher.
- It's just simple conversations... - Simple conversations, yes.
Sanchez told me about it.
But I do not believe you!
And I can not respect you.
If you want to preach, preach!
The gentlemen are violated by the gentleman.
So, let's call it 'preaching'!
What are you preaching?
Nothing that would be foreign to you, father.
Virtues and vices.
- love and hate for each other... - It's so simple!
Even children love virtue and hate vice.
So why do you have to preach about it?
It's easy if we can make a clear distinction.
But many decisions are not clear.
Like the choice of marrying or becoming a priest.
- Brother Iñigo has a way of stopping... - A way of prayer,...
... to know God's will.
It's about your own experiences and feelings,...
... about what moves your soul.
These efforts seem strange,...
... unnecessary, maybe even dangerous!
For centuries Mother Church is doing a good job.
We do not need radical experiments!
My method has saved lives.
Starting with my own!
Many liars have already said that.
I do not say more.
You will! I think you will!
If you really believe that your new method is of value to the Church,...
... you will not resist a scrutiny.
- Not true? - She is not ready yet to be revealed.
Nevertheless, she is ready to be recited to simple Christians...
... and exposing them to wrong and maybe damnation!
My method is impeccable.
But nevertheless I have to reject!
I did not say that you have a choice!
You remain in our custody until the tribunal arrives.
- Tribunal? - Inquisitor Frias is a friend of ours.
He will take good care of you!
Iñigo!
Calixto?
What are you doing here?
I have asked myself.
- We all! - What?
We did not want you to suffer alone.
But... the people?
Who should take care of her?
They're gone, Iñigo.
You heard what happened to you.
They got scared.
After all our work!
And nobody stayed!
It is easy to keep faith when things are good.
Only one returned to Christ to thank Him.
You have at least three!
We'll get through this, brother.
We stand by your side until the end comes.
Let us pray that this is not the end.
Father Sanchez!
Do you want to invite me to dinner again?
I apologize for what happened.
That was not my intention.
You would not have had to go the distance for an apology!
A letter would have been enough.
You are a busy man!
I am to defend you before the tribunal.
So it's up to you that I confess?
I understand that the Inquisition may now confiscate the property of the guilty party.
You can have everything!
My entire fortune!
Let's stay with that, Iñigo.
Frias is a strict man!
He burned more suspicious alumbrados...
... as any prosecutor in Spain, even the whole church.
I know death!
I'm not afraid!
Your companions may not be so brave.
Your punishment will be hers!
If you do not want to save, maybe you want to save her!
What is your plan?
We have to do two things:
We have to present your writings. How should we call her?
Spiritual exercises!
Good, your spiritual exercises.
We have to prove that they are from Scripture and divine inspiration alone.
We also need as many witnesses as possible...
... that testify to your good character.
I am Doña Ines Pascual.
I am Agustin Crisostomo.
I am the doctor in the hospital of Manresa.
I am Jeronimo Ardevol, the director of the University of Barcelona.
I am Doctor Ciruelo.
I speak for two noble ladies.
A mother and a daughter.
They were entrusted to my care.
Almost every day I saw Iñigo,...
... he took care of the sick and fed them.
Once he put his finger on a man's wound.
Then he put his finger to his own lips.
Iñigo came to me after he returned from Jerusalem.
He wanted to continue the training that had denied him his career in the military.
It was strange to see a man of 33,...
... read the books for 13-year-olds.
Seven, eight hours he spent on his knees, without sleep,...
...to pray.
His penance, his fasting, sleep deprivation,...
... made him sick.
We had to take care of him.
Of course I was shocked!
I asked him what he did!
He said that he felt sick,...
... by the severe smell of the man's wound.
So he forced himself to become one with the stink and dirt of the farmer.
So we are one and the same!
A stubborn man.
But also very humble.
He endured the embarrassment.
And he worked.
Without education, he was convinced he could not convince his companions...
... and lead them to the light.
I learned that they went to secret meetings organized by a certain Iñigo...
... together with his companions.
He never spoke alone with one of the ladies.
There was always someone there.
They claimed to have visions.
As if Christ were speaking to them from the Cross.
For a week they listened to the charlatan's sermons,...
... then my wards decided to go on pilgrimage.
On foot!
A strange man,...
... with strange habits.
But his dedication can not be denied him.
He was very welcome in my hospital.
I know this man.
He is a good man!
Words should be his new weapon.
And he wanted to master her.
For this man speaks the devil!
For the sake of our wives,...
... he must be silenced!
These meetings...?
Your followers speak of 'spiritual exercises'. What is this exactly?
The idea behind it is simple.
Man was created to know God.
He should do God's glory.
He should reciprocate his inexhaustible love.
If this is our purpose,...
... then brings us everything that brings us closer to God,...
... inner peace and happiness.
I call that 'comfort'.
Whatever separates us from God...
... creates suffering, pain and emptiness.
That's what I call 'desolation'.
The spiritual exercises let us know the motives of the soul.
We recognize who come from God...
... and which come from the enemy.
Why do you need another method to hear God's Word...
... if it is clear in the Bible?
The bids are clear!
The exercises are not about simple questions and obvious answers.
You have to practice them constantly, guided by a spiritual leader.
You learn to be quiet,...
... to listen and to obey.
How many years have you devoted to teaching?
Two years of undergraduate studies in Barcelona,...
... one year in Alcala, to start now in Salamanca.
How many years of theology?
- Less than a year. - Oh!
Yet do you preach a very complex and detailed form of prayer?
The method comes from my own experiences and my judgment.
She gave comfort to many people and showed them the way.
I'm sure.
There is a simple explanation,...
... for all the peculiarities that surround the defendant.
This man belongs to the Alumbrados!
An Illuminat!
Blasphemers who think they are inspired directly by God!
They say they hear his voice.
Supposedly they give themselves completely to the divine,...
... and thus are free of all sin.
Who knows me, Your Honor, who knows...
... that I am the last one who claims to be free from sin!
But how can an uneducated person speak so freely about the motives of the soul?
Gentlemen, I gave you all my writings.
Do you see something that contradicts the teaching,...
... so I will correct that immediately!
We have found nothing in the Scriptures that is against the teaching.
Otherwise you would have been burned long ago.
As you would burn, you would have been guilty of heresy.
The church has to take exams.
Heresy is omnipresent.
I say that the scholars of the Church should examine these exercises...
... before you can spread it!
With all saints!
I implore you!
Do not let me wait for decades until all theologians of Rome agree!
There is a war raging.
He is as dreadful and real as he is against every tyrant.
God's children can no longer see, no longer hear.
They do not feel like they are sliding into the abyss.
That's why I wrote that.
This is a manual for the war.
It shows us the fight and allows us to hear the voice of our commander.
No! I can not stop preaching what I have learned!
We are God's army!
Can I just lead another soldier into the ranks of my master...
... I accept the punishment of this Tribunal for it!
God should be the supreme judge of our souls.
Your companions mentioned a journal,...
... that you have led from Loyola since your departure.
We have all your scriptures for your spiritual exercises,...
... but not the diary.
Why?
Because it contains the source of your abominations?
Certainly not!
Why do you hold it back then?
Let the tribunal see everything...
... so that Mother can judge the church as a whole!
Sir, you write it yourself in this book:
"A spirit, in light and openness, is good.
A mind surrounded by secrets and deception is evil. "
What spirit is in you right now, Brother Iñigo?
Well.
The hearing will be postponed until tomorrow morning...
... so that these Illuminati can rethink their statements.
You hid it from me.
It is an important piece of evidence for the Inquisition!
Where is the diary?
It will not help us.
You know what this advice is capable of!
Do you really want to die?
Well.
Tomorrow you will seal your destiny!
"My dear knight,...
... nobody will ever know this.
Nobody will remember.
Only we.
I learned what happened in Salamanca,...
... from my friend, your sister, Doña Magdalena.
I was dismayed to hear about your injury in Pamplona.
But I hear you are now living a new life.
And your heart is fulfilled.
I have to tell you, on the night we met in Valladolid,...
... I searched for the library,...
... to throw me out of the window.
I wanted to put an end to my suffering.
All the years of imprisonment and mistreatment by my mother,...
... my young soul could not take it anymore.
I wanted to put a quick end to it.
But instead of death, I met a man, with passion and fire.
Knight by name,...
... kneeling in front of me and telling me...
... that it would be an honor for him to die for me.
Sometimes a life can be saved,...
... because only one person recognizes what is valuable in one.
You saved my life!
And many more will you save,...
... as a knight of God!
You are his light, his fire.
Do not forget that!
May our Lady, the Queen of Heaven,...
... give you strength and stand by your side...
... as I never can.
Forever yours,...
... Catalina. "
Fast! Help! Fire!
Fast! Fast! Help delete!
Right this way!
Go get it all! Come!
Stay in your cell! Come on!
Iñigo!
- Yes? - Everyone flees!
- Yes. - Everyone, only we do not!
Everyone, only we do not...
Good morning, father.
You are still here.
Naturally.
The prisoners, they...
- They are all gone. - I have heard that.
You did not try to go with them?
How many escaped?
26th
How many got caught?
12th
I do not want to be the thirteenth
And the missing diary?
I tell you where it is.
For a simple reason, I hid these pages from Frias.
There is more than enough in it to show...
... if the Tribunal only wishes,...
... that I am a madman.
I do not want people to doubt my teachings.
Because the exercises that helped them demanded such a high price.
But I have realized that it is no longer with me.
God will guide your spirit...
... and you realize that my pain, my gift, was worth it...
... or he lets the tribunal silence me.
Either way, I'll bend over.
Today: the whip and fasting.
And then again... the whip!
That's the only thing I can think about.
How much pain do I have to endure...
... to atone for my sins?
Shame!
I worthless sinner!
I am ashamed of God,...
... because I cheated on his holy name.
How wretched I am!
Like a worm, like a maggot,...
... in the face of the most beautiful being.
Go back with my sins!
Your journey started well...
... right, Iñigo?
So much fire in you, right?
No one is asking you to be a hero!
That flash in your eyes!
And your miserable efforts in the hospital!
How strange.
The great saint.
A servant of God.
The born again Francis.
How must the beggar have praised your generosity!
How much you wanted to do justice to your role in this piece!
Your own Amadis de Gaula.
The glittering knight, the bloodiest sword of the empire...
... to the pure Queen of Heaven.
Iñigo of Loyola, loyal soldier of Castile.
How many did you murder?
You will never be a hero.
Killer. You killed.
The darkness is waiting for you.
Not only your enemies,...
... also your brothers in arms!
You betrayed your brothers in arms.
Cheated!
Are their eyes saying that they are thinking of glory?
- You fool! - You miserable coward...
Could not you have saved their lives?
You could have saved her!
But you... wanted... to die!
Consider who you are! Remember your past!
Think of your nature, your destiny!
Are you strong enough to endure the 70 years of suffering,...
... that your god has planned for you?
I see the darkness. She comes closer.
She surrounds me. What should I do?
I am too weak...
I am too weak. I can not see the light.
I am a creature of this world.
I am a sinner.
I can not take it anymore.
Where is the light after I search?
The light!
Kill me! So somebody kill me!
Only my death brings justice.
I do not have the strength to survive this...
Why did not I die on this wall?
I'm not enough. You will never honor my name.
I can not anymore! I am a coward!
Coward! On this wall...
Someone like you, has no choice!
You can not erase the past.
Your future is decided!
You will die as a sinner, Iñigo.
You can be sure of that!
You will die, and you will burn!
What you do from now on to the fire does not matter.
So why wait?
Iñigo! Spring! It's just a step...
Exactly! That's better!
You can never soothe God's wrath.
Face it!
Go ahead, like a true knight.
Find the light! Find the light in you. Go !
Do not listen to him, go into the light!
It is there. The light was always there.
He was always with you, he never left you.
Listen to the light in you!
He always loved you. The light was always with you!
Get up! Get up! !
Remember, son! We are men from Loyola.
We never lower our eyes.
And now,... stand up!
Get up! Get up! !
Go on, knight of the morning star.
Meet your destiny!
Knight of the morning star...
The morning star!
Lucifer!
Miserable creature!
Now I know your voice!
Now I know your lies!
You can not promise me an hour of life.
I will not insult my master!
I will not end the life I promised him.
And now, voice of the fallen,...
... keep silent!
Henceforth!
Once I asked a man to break my leg,...
... so that it could heal and grow together again.
For that very reason, God had to break my spirit.
Fortunately, God is a better surgeon than man.
If you miss the death penalty,...
... suddenly life looks completely different.
You know, we were both called that.
The creature you defeated, and I,...
Both were called 'The Morning Star'.
But now you know the difference.
Now you know my voice.
Sir!
Arise, my friend.
I'm ashamed to stand before you, sir.
Why?
Because I am a sinner!
What significance does that have for you?
I have insulted you.
I hurt you.
Hurt me? Why are you saying that?
My shameful sins, Lord!
When you grow up, it's my sins that crucify you.
Do you think your sins have power over me...
... if I do not allow it?
Now look the world with new eyes!
Tell me what you see.
I see all the things in the world that were created for me.
All the things that nourished me.
All the things that gave me strength.
All the tests, all the tears.
All of this...
... brought me to you!
Remember, my soldier:
I loved you first!
Take, sir! Take my freedom,...
... my mind, my memories, all my will!
What I have you gave me!
And I want to give it to you.
Have it.
Give me your grace, your love.
That should be enough for me to live!
Your story is captivating, Loyola.
But your method is too alien to unquestionably permit it.
I still want to silence you.
Tell me why I should not burn you!
Once I dreamed about these wolves and the cauldron.
It was winter.
An old and a young wolf starved to death.
And they came to our castle.
A cauldron full of food was left from the ramparts.
One after the other tried to eat from the cauldron.
But he swung back and forth.
The wolves had to work together, each standing on one side,...
... so that they could finally eat.
We are a church of contrasts:
Acting and thinking.
Passion and humility.
Fire and water.
Father Frias, we are not enemies!
We form the balance that is for God's glory.
In Pamplona, the soldier Iñigo had his troops fight a losing battle.
The castle wall was broken,...
... the enemy marched towards them.
He decided to jump into the breach,...
... to ward off the invaders.
Many would think this madness.
A reasonable man would inevitably surrender.
But he is not a sensible man!
He does not choose bravery.
But solid principles and his teachings are well founded.
Unconventional, unknown and new, but well thought out.
Was not St. Francis too unconventional?
Was not Saint Dominic new?
Was not Christ himself radical and completely alien to the Sanhedrin?
Gentlemen,...
... the church ramparts were broken.
It is a time of reckoning.
It comes to light, which happens in secret.
If this man is a heretic because he wants to make us better...
... we can not judge him for that.
Always the church took damage,...
... but the church lives.
To survive, we must learn to listen.
People like him.
People who stand at the front and courageously advance the Church.
At Ezekiel, God said:
"They exploit the weak and the poor.
So I sought among them a man who builds a wall,...
... or for the country jumps in the breach and meets me,...
... so that I do not have to destroy it. But I did not find any! "
That's what this man does.
He is in the breach.
And he is fighting.
What shoud that?
I was asked to hold a Mass for Brother Iñigo.
Incredible! I have never seen such a full church.
Defendant, rise!
Iñigo López de Oñaz y Loyola,...
... after careful consideration,...
... you have the following verdict:
As for the charge of heresy and blasphemy,...
... so the Tribunal has carefully checked your methods for errors.
But we did not find any.
You are innocent!
However, as far as preaching without permission,...
... the tribunal holds back its verdict.
You and your companions are strictly forbidden to preach in public.
Except for children.
However, only the simple truths of the teaching.
The session is closed.
- Iñigo! - Father Sanchez!
Thank you for your help!
You saved us from the stake.
But your work...
The judgment completely forbids you to preach.
I listen and obey.
Brother Iñigo!
Yes, your honor?
I would have some advice for you, if you wish.
Of course, your honor!
The judgment of the tribunal is valid only in Salamanca.
You can continue your work elsewhere.
But before finishing your studies,...
... so that nobody can doubt your education anymore.
- But I... - But, studying costs money.
I think I can help you on this point.
Give this letter to the director of the Collège Sainte-Barbe in Paris.
He will tell you what to do next.
Do not worry!
Everything will be fine.
I am honored, sir.
But I do not think I deserve that.
- There is certainly a better candidate... - We have enough scholars and poets!
Maybe the church needs the spirit of a soldier.
After all, we are called the 'champion of the church'.
- Paris! - I request you, suppose!
My first year at a university. At 33 years!
"A prophet is never welcome in his homeland!"
Not even crippled dreamer, I suppose.
The French I owe my limp, but it brought me to God.
Maybe the French can do something with my head.
Iñigo!
Doña Ines sends these supplies.
And this letter of credit.
You should remember to eat!
Give her my deepest thanks.
I will obey her as I have done before!
Well then, Calixto,...
... your last chance!
Do not you really want to come?
My place is here.
Your wisdom and love will be missed.
But there is much to do in Spain.
Come, brothers!
Come!
Let's pray for our friend.
The Lord give you a safe journey,...
... in all ways that lie before you.
May you find companions,...
... that are worthy of your dreams.
May your plans be bold...
... and your courage enough to fulfill them.
Live and spread God's love,...
... to every corner of the world,...
... to the extreme limits of his church.
May your passion always burn brilliantly!
And ignite the fires of the world, in the name of God.
In 1540 Iñigo and his companions founded the Order of the Jesuits.
They swore to go where the Holy Father requested.
As the 'vanguard of the church' The Jesuits wrote history.
In 1622 Ignatius was canonized by Loyola.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA - FIGHTERS, SINNERS, SAINTS