trinity vouchsafed to him
Preserved but no longer current.
He was a son of the Spanish ducal house of Loyola, and after being severely wounded at the siege of Pam- peluna (1521) left the army and dedicated himself to the service of the Virgin. The society of Jesus (see JESUITS), which he projected in 1534, was confirmed by Paul III in 1540.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “trinity vouchsafed to him” mean?
He was a son of the Spanish ducal house of Loyola, and after being severely wounded at the siege of Pam- peluna (1521) left the army and dedicated himself to the service of the Virgin. The society of Jesus (see JESUITS), which he projected in 1534, was confirmed by Paul III in 1540.
Is “trinity vouchsafed to him” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.