Cannonball = 56
Society of Jesus = 56
Ignatius of Loyola died in ’56

The Ignatian Year will last from May 20, 2021 to July 31, 2022, the anniversary of Ignatius of Loyola’s death, in 1556.

Ignatius of Loyola = 231 (21st triangular number)
Jesuit = 21

This tribute begins in the year ’21.

https://www.jesuits.global/sj_files/2020/05/2019-23_27sept19_ENG.pdf