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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.
- St. Francis Xavier was a Spanish Jesuit who lived as a Roman Catholic missionary in the 1500s. He was one of the first seven members of the Jesuit...
- St. Francis Xavier was one of the most prolific missionaries of Roman Catholic history. He was instrumental in the establishment of Christianity in...
- St. Francis Xavier brought several novel strategies to missionary work that influenced generations of Roman Catholic missions. He is credited for t...
- St. Francis Xavier died on December 3, 1552, of fever. Ever seeking to expand his missionary work, he died on the island of Sancian (now Shang-ch’u...
1 day ago · 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 [3] [4] Catholic missionary and saint who co-founded ...
May 26, 2024 · Japan is a land of mystery and paradox — a bright, shining promise at first sight, but a puzzling perplexity on deeper study. St. Francis Xavier would find that out as he labored to plant Christ in the hearts of the Japanese. On the feast of the Assumption of 1549, his pioneering mission to Japan landed at Kagoshima.
May 23, 2024 · 03 December. St. Francis Saverio (© Compagnia di Gesù) One change of plans… Forged in the fire of the Spiritual Exercises given to him by a master and friend, Fr. Francisco de Jasso (1506-1552) – or Francis Xavier, as he would be remembered – was a different man from the young aristocrat who had set off to Paris to study.
5 days ago · The film presents the story of Francis Xavier in a docudrama format, from his early college years in Paris, where he befriended St. Ignatius, to his final days as a missionary in East Asia. It will be screened in Italian. Francis Xavier was born in 1506 in the Kingdom of Navarre, a region now divided between Spain and France.
3 days ago · A new EWTN documentary explores the pivotal formative years of this co-founder of the Society of Jesus, who left a promising career as a philosphy professor to be a missionary to India, Malaysia and Japan, before dying in sight of China.
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May 14, 2024 · St. Francis Xavier's remains in Basilica of Bom Jesus, in Goa, India. V. M. Traverso - published on 05/14/24. The beloved Jesuit co-founder and saint rests within the 400-year-old Basilica of Bom ...
