His book Ejercitatorio de la vida espiritual, i.e. "exercises for the spiritual life" was published at Montserrat in 1500 and was an important book on formal prayer and Christian meditation which influenced Saint Ignatius of Loyola, becoming one of the primary sources for his Spiritual exercises.
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As one of the early Spanish mystics, he was a pioneer in the use of meditative techniques, having been influenced both by the methodical prayers of the Devotio Moderna group, and the writings of Louis Barbo.
Henry Cisneros | Sandra Cisneros | Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros | Sandra Cisneros's | Garcias de Cisneros | Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros | Cisneros (sitting) visits the construction of the Hospital of the Charity. ''Sanctuary of the Charity of Illescas'' (Toledo) by Alejandro Ferrant y Fischermans |
Garcias de Cisneros the abbot of the abbey of Montserrat was influenced by the Devotio Moderna (as well as Louis Barbo) and his book Ejercitatorio de la vida espiritual, i.e. "exercises for the spiritual life" became one of the primary sources for the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola.