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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.
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.
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 · St Francis Borgia died in 1572, was beatified in 1624 by Pope Urban VIII and canonized by Clement X in 1670. In the British Jesuit Archive, Borgia’s importance to the Jesuits can be judged from the large number of copies of books about him in our Rare Books collection.
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.
Francis Borgia, born 28 October, 1510, was the son of Juan Borgia, third Duke of Gandia, and of Juana of Aragon ; died 30 September, 1572. The future saint was unhappy in his ancestry.
Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía (1510–1572), great-grandson of Pope Alexander VI. Became an effective organizer of the Society of Jesus . Canonized by Clement X as "Saint Francis Borgia" on 20 June 1670.
