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Francis Borgia SJ (Valencian: Francesc de Borja; Spanish: Francisco de Borja; 28 October 1510 – 30 September 1572) was a Spanish Jesuit priest. The great-grandson of both Pope Alexander VI and King Ferdinand II of Aragon, he was Duke of Gandía and a grandee of Spain.
Sep 30, 2016 · Francis Borgia, whose feast is on 3 October, joined the fledgling Society of Jesus after being courtier to Charles V and eventually Duke of Gandía. His Jesuit life was not without controversy.
Oct 18, 2021 · Not long after Borgia died his biography was written by the Jesuit writer and historian Pedro de Ribadeneira, who had also written the life of St Ignatius Loyola. This appeared in Spanish and was soon translated by Andrew Scott into Latin.
Sep 30, 2016 · The great-grandson of the infamous Rodrigo Borgia (Pope Alexander VI), Francis was born on 28 October 1510, the first son and heir of Juan de Borgia, third duke of Gandía and grandee of Spain. Raised in palaces among the elites, he later served at the court of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V from 1528.
Francis Borgia (1510-1572) gave up incredible wealth, power and privilege as a Spanish nobleman to enter the Society of Jesus where his experience brought him to leadership as the third superior general of the young Society of Jesus.
St. Francis Borgia, a relative of Pope Alexander VI, King Ferdinand of Aragon, and Emperor Charles V, joined Spain’s imperial court at age eighteen.
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Francis Borgia, the third superior general of the Society of Jesus, “is a little–known and poorly understood saint,” writes Cándido de Dalmases (who previously wrote a biography of St. Ignatius of Loyola).
