Francis Xavier
Saint Francis Xavier, S.J. (born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta, 7 April 1506 – 3 December 1552) was a Spanish Jesuit. He was made a saint by the Catholic church. He is known for his travels to Asia, including Goa and Japan.
| Saint Francis Xavier, SJ | |
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 A painting of Saint Francis Xavier, held in the Kobe City Museum | |
| Apostle to the Far East | |
| Born | 7 April 1506 Javier, Kingdom of Navarre |
| Died | 3 December 1552 (aged 46) Portuguese Base at São João Island |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church, Lutheran Church, Anglican Communion |
| Beatified | 25 October 1619 by Pope Paul V |
| Canonized | 12 March 1622 by Pope Gregory XV |
| Feast | 3 December 1552 |
| Attributes | crucifix; preacher carrying a flaming heart; bell; globe; vessel; young bearded Jesuit in the company of Saint Ignatius Loyola; young bearded Jesuit with a torch, flame, cross and lily |
| Patronage | African missions; Agartala, India; Ahmedabad, India; Alexandria, Louisiana; Apostleship of Prayer; Australia; Bombay, India; Borneo; Cape Town, South Africa; China; Dinajpur, Bangladesh; East Indies; Fathers of the Precious Blood; foreign missions; Freising, Germany; Goa, India; Green Bay, Wisconsin; India; Indianapolis, Indiana; Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan; University of Saint Francis Xavier; Sucre, Bolivia; Joliet, Illinois; Kabankalan, Philippines; Nasugbu, Batangas, Philippines; Alegria, Cebu, Philippines; diocese of Malindi, Kenya; missionaries; Missioners of the Precious Blood; Navarre, Spain; navigators; New Zealand; parish missions; plague epidemics; Propagation of the Faith; Zagreb, Croatia; Indonesia; Malacca; Malaysia; Mongolia; Sri Lanka |
Francis Xavier Media
Francisco Xavier taking leave of John III of Portugal for an expedition
Saint Francis Xavier preaching in Goa (1610), by André Reinoso
Conversion of the Paravars by Francis Xavier in South India, in a 19th-century coloured lithograph
The voyages of Saint Francis Xavier
Saint Francis Xavier Inspiring Portuguese Troops Against the Acehnese Pirates by André Reinoso (1619)
Virgin Mary with Infant Jesus and Her Fifteen Mysteries by an unknown Japanese artist, c. 1600. Bottom centre: Ignatius of Loyola (left) and Francis Xavier (right)
The casket of Saint Francis Xavier in the Basilica of Bom Jesus in Goa
Saint Francis Xavier's upper arm bone at St. Joseph's Church, Macao
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