The people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy; within Catholic circles, however, members of religious communities who are not ordained (i.e. "sisters" and "brothers") are often popularly associated with priests and bishops and not with lay people. (It would be more accurate to see them as neither, as having their own unique role and style of life; see "Religious Order/Religious Life.")

The House of Loyola's coat of arms

Loyola is a town in the Basque Country of Spain, near France, where Ignatius (of Loyola) was born and raised. The name Loyola is derived from the Spanish Lobo-y-olla, meaning wolf and kettle. The coat of arms of the House of Loyola is depicted in the crests of many universities and schools.

Crests of Loyola University-New Orleans and Loyola High School-Montreal.