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Francis Xavier, SJ (born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta; Latin: Franciscus Xaverius; Basque: Frantzisko Xabierkoa; French: François Xavier; Spanish: Francisco Javier; Portuguese: Francisco Xavier; 7 April 1506 – 3 December 1552), venerated as Saint Francis Xavier, was a Basque Spaniard Catholic missionary and saint who co-founded the ...
Jul 3, 2024 · Saint Francis Xavier, one of the greatest Roman Catholic missionaries of modern times who was instrumental in the establishment of Christianity in India, the Malay Archipelago, and Japan. He was one of the first seven members of the Jesuits under the leadership of Saint Ignatius of Loyola.
Francis Xavier (Francisco de Jassu y Javier, 1506-1552), was the first Jesuit missionary and the prototype who inspired many men to enter the Society of Jesus and evangelize far off nations. One of the original group of seven men who founded the Jesuits, he was sent to India before the new religious order received formal approval from the Church.
St. Francis Xavier, one of St. Ignatius Loyola's closest friends and an original founding companion of the Society of Jesus, is most honored by the Catholic Church, other Christian churches, and the Jesuit order for his missionary accomplishments particularly in India, Southeast Asia and Japan.
Jul 30, 2023 · Francis Xavier was a key figure in early modern Catholicism: a co-founder of the Jesuit Society and an important missionary in Portugal’s Asian colonial empire. But, as historian Liam Matthew Brockey writes, one of the most significant aspects of Xavier’s meaning for the Catholic Church is what happened after he died .
May 9, 2018 · XAVIER, FRANCIS (1506 – 1552), cofounder of the Roman Catholic Society of Jesus (the Jesuits), missionary, and saint. Francisco de Jassu y Xavier was born in the family castle in the kingdom of Navarre (now northern Spain), the fifth and youngest child of noble, wealthy, and pious Catholic parents.
Saint Francis Xavier, (born April 7, 1506, Xavier Castle, near Sangüesa, Navarre—died Dec. 3, 1552, Sancian Island, China; canonized March 12, 1622; feast day December 3), Spanish-born French missionary to the Far East.
St. Francis Xavier. The Spanish Jesuit St. Francis Xavier (1506-1552) was a pioneer of Catholic missions in eastern Asia. Known as the Apostle of the East Indies, he has been acclaimed as one of the greatest missionaries in history. Francis Xavier was born Francisco de Jasso y Xavier of a noble family of Basque stock on April 7, 1506.
The painting features the saint explaining the Christian Cross to the native population of the Malabar coast, after the initial conversion of the Paravas fishermen. Legend tells that about ten...
Dec 3, 2022 · Now considered one of the greatest of all the Church’s missionaries, St. Francis Xavier proved that one life lived in complete trust in God can transform an entire continent and the whole world.
