RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Francis Xavier

1506 - 1552

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Francis Xavier, SJ (born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta; Latin: Franciscus Xaverius; Basque: Xabierkoa; French: François Xavier; Spanish: Francisco Javier; Portuguese: Francisco Xavier; 7 April 1506 – 3 December 1552), venerated as Saint Francis Xavier, was a Navarrese cleric and missionary. He co-founded the Society of Jesus and, as a representative of the Portuguese Empire, led the first Christian mission to Japan. Born in the town of Xavier, Kingdom of Navarre, he was a companion of 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 the Portuguese Empire in the East, and was influential in evangelization work, most notably in early modern India. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francis Xavier is the 141st most popular religious figure (down from 95th in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Spain and the 6th most popular Spanish Religious Figure.

Francis Xavier was a Spanish Jesuit missionary who is most famous for his missionary work in India and Japan.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Francis Xavier ranks 141 out of 3,187. Before him are Brigham Young, Jude the Apostle, Pope Gregory XIV, Ezekiel, Catherine of Alexandria, and Pope Urban V. After him are Pope Clement VI, Pope Nicholas V, Pope John XXII, Pope Clement X, Maimonides, and Pope Clement IX.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1506, Francis Xavier ranks 1. After him are Louis II of Hungary, Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi, Peter Faber, Hwang Jini, Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, Luís of Portugal, Duke of Beja, Juliana of Stolberg, George Buchanan, and Rupert, Count Palatine of Veldenz. Among people deceased in 1552, Francis Xavier ranks 1. After him are Katharina von Bora, Petrus Apianus, Guru Angad, Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, Basil Fool for Christ, Sebastian Münster, Paolo Giovio, Olaus Petri, Antonio de Mendoza, Andreas Osiander, and Pierre Attaingnant.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Francis Xavier ranks 25 out of 3,355. Before him are Joan Miró (1893), Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (1503), Joanna of Castile (1479), Francisco Pizarro (1478), Catherine of Aragon (1485), and Pope Callixtus III (1379). After him are Maimonides (1138), Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452), Federico García Lorca (1898), Ibn Arabi (1165), Teresa of Ávila (1515), and Philip IV of Spain (1605).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain

Among religious figures born in Spain, Francis Xavier ranks 6. Before him are Pope Alexander VI (1431), Ignatius of Loyola (1491), Saint Lawrence (225), Catherine of Aragon (1485), and Pope Callixtus III (1379). After him are Maimonides (1138), Teresa of Ávila (1515), Saint Dominic (1170), Isidore of Seville (560), Tomás de Torquemada (1420), and John of the Cross (1542).

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