The Doña Marina Society, established in 2025, is a women's club named in honor of Doña Marina, the mother of St. Ignatius. The Doña Marina Society sponsors spiritual and social programming throughout the year.
| Membership and Benefits |
The Doña Marina Society is open to all women in the Loyola Academy community, including mothers of current students and graduates, Loyola Academy and St. Louise de Marillac alumnae of all ages, and our extended family of Rambler grandmothers, aunts, faculty, staff, and friends. $75 membership dues, collected annually, support the society’s programming through the Annual Fund. Nonmembers are welcome to attend events with a $25 registration fee per event.
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| 2026–2027 Schedule |
Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Autumn Amble Women's Retreat Winter Wisdom Speaker Series Tulip Tea |
| History and Symbolism |
A noblewoman of the fifteenth century, Doña Marina raised thirteen children in the Basque country of northern Spain. Her youngest, Iñigo López de Loyola, was born in 1491 and would go on to establish the Compañia de Jesús (the Society of Jesus). He was canonized St. Ignatius in 1622. Because records of St. Ignatius' early life are scarce, little else is known about Doña Marina, who passed away while Ignatius was still very young. This absence was, perhaps, a significant source of inspiration for St. Ignatius' deep devotion to the Virgin Mary. The crest's shield is a nod to Loyola Academy's logo and the heraldic traditions of the great universities of Europe, where Jesuit education began. The carnations wreathing the shield represent the national flower of Spain. |
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