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The '''Spiritual Exercises''' of [[Ignatius of Loyola]], (written within 1522-1524) is a brief set of [[meditation]]s, [[prayer]]s and mental exercises, available in various book formats, designed to be carried out over a period of 28 to 30 days. The book is approximately 200 pages long. They appear to have been written with the intention of enhancing and strengthening one's faith-experience in a manner that has distinctly [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] aspects.

== Typical methodology and structure of the Exercises ==