Situated in the Urola valley, the sanctuary is built around the tower house of the Loyola family.
Two events make Loyola a centre for pilgrimage: the birth of Inigo Lopez de Loyola in 1491 and his conversion in 1521.
1956: Jubilee of the Fourth Centenary of the death of St. Ignatius
1982: Visit of Pope John Paul II
1991: Jubilee of the Fifth Centenary of the birth of St. Ignatius
2006: Jubilee of the 450th anniversary of the death of St. Ignatius and Fifth Centenary of the birth of St. Francis Xavier and St. Peter Faber
2011: MAGIS Youth Experience
2015-2016: First Jubilee of the Ignatian Way
2021-2022: Jubilee of the Fifth Centenary of the Conversion of St. Ignatius