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.
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Francis Xavier
Spanish missionary
Francis Xavier, SJ, venerated as Saint Francis Xavier, was a Spanish Catholic missionary and saint who co-founded the Society of Jesus and, as a representative of the Portuguese Empire, led the first Christian mission to Japan. Wikipedia
Born: April 7, 1506, Javier, Spain
Died: December 3, 1552 (age 46 years), Shangchuan Island, Jiangmen, China
Place of burial: Basilica of Bom Jesus, Vela, India
Parents: Doña Maria de Azpilcueta y Aznárez and Juan de Jaso
Venerated in: Catholic Church; Anglican Communion; Lutheranism;
St. Francis Xavier is a welcoming and vibrant Roman Catholic parish and K-8 school in Medina, Ohio, and part of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland.
Francis Xavier was one of the first companions and founders of the Society of Jesus. He became a close friend of Ignatius Loyola at the University of Paris.
Unknown Japanese painter, St. Francis Xavier, late sixteenth to early seventeenth centuries, Japanese watercolors on paper, 61 x 48.7 cm (Kobe City Museum) ...
Aug 27, 2015 · Arriving in Japan in 1549, Jesuit priest Francis Xavier played a key role in the early spread of Christianity in the country.