His devotion to the land where Christ lived, taught, and died is central to the Spiritual Exercises, and in the development of his vision for the Society of Jesus. The event will open with a book launch on Friday evening of Ignatius in Jerusalem (Messenger Publications), by Prof. Josef Mario Briffa SJ. Prof. Briffa is a Maltese Jesuit and lecturer at the Pontifical Biblical Institute, in Rome and Jerusalem, with a background in archaeology.