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The Battle of Pampeluna (also spelled Pamplona ) occurred during the war between Spain and France , in which France took possession of Pampeluna ( 1521 ), but was later defeated and expelled ( 1522 ) from Milan . It was at this battle that Inigo Lopez de Loyola, better known as St. Ignatius Loyola , suffered severe injuries, a French cannonball shattering his leg. His meditations during his long recovery set him on the road of a conversion of life from soldier to priest. He would eventually found the Society Of Jesus (the Jesuits), and create the Spiritual Exercises , which is the basis for the idea of "retreats" as an experience of prayer as practiced in the Catholic Church . See also |