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Detail From The Painting Saint Gregory The Great With Saints Ignatius And Francis Xavier By Guercino C1626 Oil On Canvas National Gallery London England
Detail From The Painting Saint Gregory The Great With Saints Ignatius And Francis Xavier By Guercino C1626 Oil On Canvas National Gallery London England

Saint Francis Xavier

Kilala rin bilang: Apostle to the Far East; Francisco de Jaso y Azpilicueta; Franciscus de Xabier

Santo

Kapistahan

Disyembre 3

Ipinanganak

Abril 7, 1506

Namatay

Disyembre 2, 1552

Nakanonisa

12 March 1622 by Pope Gregory XV

Na-beatify

25 October 1619 by Pope Paul V

Talambuhay

Saint Francis Xavier, born Francisco de Jaso y Azpilicueta on April 7, 1506, in Javier, Spanish Navarre, was a revered Catholic missionary and one of the founding members of the Society of Jesus, also known as the Jesuits. From his noble upbringing, he initially pursued studies in philosophy at the University of Paris with the intention of becoming a professor.

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