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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 ...
May 24, 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.
Established, in June 1963, by the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman, the College is the premier Higher Education Institution in the beautiful State of Goa. It is managed by the Diocesan Society of Education – an organization that owns and oversees over a hundred academic institutions – on behalf of the Archdiocese.
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.
Dec 3, 2020 · A missionary priest who traveled extensively in this part of the world, Francis Xavier came from a noble family in Navarre, France. While teaching Aristotlean Philosphy in Paris he met Ignatius of Loyola and became close friends with him.
Dec 3, 2021 · St Francis Xavier landed in Goa in May 1542. This ‘Rome of the East’ became the epicentre of his mission to the East. In Goa, he was asked by the Vicar General Miguel Vaz to work among the community of Paravas of the pearl fishery coast of Tamil Nadu, who embraced Catholicism in 1532.
St. Francis Xavier. Share. Born in the Castle of Xavier near Sanguesa, in Navarre, 7 April, 1506; died on the Island of Sancian near the coast of China, 2 December, 1552. In 1525, having completed a preliminary course of studies in his own country, Francis Xavier went to Paris, where he entered the college de Sainte-Barbe.
St. Francis Xavier was a Navarrese-Basque Roman Catholic missionary born in the Kingdom of Navarre on April 7, 1506. His father was a privy counselor and finance minister to King John III of Navarre. He was the youngest in his family and resided in a castle which still partially stands today and is ...
Saint Francis Xavier died on 3rd December 1552, on Sanchian Island, while awaiting permission to enter mainland China. His body was shifted to Malacca in February 1553 and subsequently...
December 3, 2023 — Today marks the feast day of St. Francis Xavier, SJ, one of the first Jesuits, who is considered by some to be the greatest missionary since the time of the Apostles. Xavier was born in Navarre, Spain, on April 7, 1506.
