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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.
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.
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.
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.
Oct 18, 2021 · St Francis Borgia’s canonisation in 1670 led to a flurry of new books about his life, as well as new editions of older ones. Two of the books about him in our collection were published immediately after his canonisation, one in 1671 in Mainz and the other, in French, in Paris in 1672.
May 27, 2019 · Francis wrote his spiritual exercises while on retreat after his wife’s death. Awareness of how precious and, at times, painful life is, can be a great spiritual driving force. One of Francis’s many reflections on nature (have I mentioned he found God in everything?) poetically remind us of the great love God shows us through suffering.
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Today, October 3, the Society of Jesus celebrates the feast of St. Francis Borgia, SJ (1510-1572), the third Superior General of the Society of Jesus. Borgia gave up wealth, power and privilege as a Spanish nobleman to enter the Society.
