Francis Xavier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Francis Xavier

Navarrese Basque Roman Catholic saint and missionary

Date of Birth: 06-Apr-1506

Place of Birth: Javier, Navarre, Spain

Date of Death: 03-Dec-1552

Profession: writer, missionary, explorer, Jesuit

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Francis Xavier

  • Francis Xavier, S.J.
  • (; born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta; Latin Franciscus Xaverius; Basque: Frantzisko Xabierkoa; Spanish: Francisco Javier; Portuguese: Francisco Xavier; 7 April 1506 – 3 December 1552), was a Navarrese Catholic missionary who was a co-founder of the Society of Jesus. Born in Javier (Xavier in Navarro-Aragonese or Xabier in Basque), Kingdom of Navarre (in present-day Spain), he was a companion of Saint Ignatius of Loyola and one of the first seven Jesuits who took vows of poverty and chastity at Montmartre, Paris, in 1534.
  • He led an extensive mission into Asia, mainly in the Portuguese Empire of the time and was influential in evangelization work, most notably in India.
  • The Goa Inquisition was proposed by St.
  • Francis Xavier.
  • He also was the first Christian missionary to venture into Japan, Borneo, the Maluku Islands, and other areas.
  • In those areas, struggling to learn the local languages and in the face of opposition, he had less success than he had enjoyed in India.
  • Xavier was about to extend his missionary preaching to China when he died on Shangchuan Island. He was beatified by Pope Paul V on 25 October 1619 and canonized by Pope Gregory XV on 12 March 1622.
  • In 1624 he was made co-patron of Navarre.
  • Known as the "Apostle of the Indies" and "Apostle of Japan", he is considered to be one of the greatest missionaries since Saint Paul.
  • In 1927, Pope Pius XI published the decree "Apostolicorum in Missionibus" naming Saint Francis Xavier, along with Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, co-patron of all foreign missions.
  • He is now co-patron saint of Navarre with San Fermin.
  • The Day of Navarre in Navarre, Spain, marks nowadays the anniversary of Saint Francis Xavier's death, on 3 December 1552.

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