His meditations during his long recovery set him on the road of a conversion of life from soldier to priest .
It is said that after the battle the Navarrese so admired his bravery that they carried him all the way back to his home in Loyola .
Loyola 's meditations during his long recovery set him on the road of a conversion of life from soldier to priest .
It is said that after the battle the Navarrese so admired his bravery that they carried him all the way back to his home in Loyola .