Historical Figure
Francis Xavier
1506–1552
Navarese Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
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Key Dates
Birth
1506 April 7, 1506 →Biography
Francis Xavier, 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.
Timeline
Feast day of Saint Faustina Kowalska and Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos in the Roman Catholic Church
October 5 →Christian feast day: Faustina Kowalska Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos (Roman Catholic Church) Blessed Bartolo Longo Thraseas Hor and Susia (Coptic Church) Placid and Maurus Placidus (martyr) October 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
October 5 →Christian Feast Day: Birinus Francis Xavier (Roman Catholic Church and Anglicanism) December 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
December 3 →Jesuit priest Saint Francis Xavier comes ashore at Kagoshima (Traditional Japanese date: July 22, 1549).
August 15 →Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier, founders of the Jesuits, are canonized as saints by the Catholic Church.
March 12 →More from the Renaissance
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