Francis Xavier

Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)

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
A painting of Saint Francis Xavier, held in the Kobe City Museum
Apostle to the Far East
Born(1506-04-07)7 April 1506
Javier, Kingdom of Navarre
Died3 December 1552(1552-12-03) (aged 46)
Portuguese Base at São João Island
Venerated inCatholic Church, Lutheran Church, Anglican Communion
Beatified25 October 1619 by Pope Paul V
Canonized12 March 1622 by Pope Gregory XV
Feast3 December 1552
Attributescrucifix; 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
PatronageAfrican 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

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