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Francis Xavier, Saint, 1506-1552

 Person

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Dates

  • Existence: 1506 April 7 - 1552 December 3

Biographical Note

Francis Xavier, SJ, was born in Navarre and studied at the University of Paris, where he met Ignatius of Loyola. He joined the Society of Jesus and at the request of King John III of Portugal, prepared to work in the missions of India. Francis Xavier visited India, Malaya, and Japan before his death.

Alternate names

Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta, Francisco Javier

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Compilation of 16th-century Jesuit documents

 Collection — Volume 1
Identifier: BC-2026-040
Scope and Contents Bound volume of 16th and 17th-century Jesuit writings copied in manuscript by an anonymous compiler in the late 17th or early 18th century. Includes excerpts from early histories of the Jesuits, and correspondence, dating from 1534 to 1577. The volume concludes with Francis Xavier's sonnet "No me mueve, mi Dios, para quererte" followed by two translations by Sforza Pallavicino and by Rutilio Xirotta. The Pallavicino translation appears in the 1644 edition of Giovanni Rho's ...
Access Note

Open for research.

Dates: 1644

Collection of the quadricentennial celebration of St. Francis Xavier's arrival in Japan and related photographs

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MS-2005-020
Scope and Contents

Six photographs from the Quadricentennial Celebration of St. Francis Xavier's Arrival in Japan observed in Nagasaki, Japan. The collection also includes photographs of Xavier Castle (Navarre, Spain), the remains of the Jesuit Church and Rectory in Hiroshima after the dropping of the atomic bomb, the rebuilt Jesuit Rectory in Hiroshima and, the monument to St. Francis Xavier in Yamagughi, Japan.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: probably 1943-1949; Majority of material found in 1949 - 1949

Saint Francis Xavier, SJ, undated

 File — Box 60, tray: 3, Item: 22
Scope and Contents From the Series: Small personal religious items including badges, bookmarks, commemorative coins, devotional wallets, jewelry, medals, money clips, key rings, ribbons, pins, and travel accessories. Some items were used during prayer, while others mark religious identity or commemorate particular religious events or awards. Many objects are inscribed with "I am a Catholic; in case of an accident kindly notify a priest." Quite a few of the badges are handmade.Objects containing relics, including...
Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: undated
Found in: / Liturgy and life collection / Personal devotional and religious objects / By dedication

Saints: Francis (Assisi, de Sales, Xavier, Rome)

 Sub-Series — Box 606
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Material culture and pamphlets that document the Liturgical Movement and changes in religious life in the American Catholic Church from the early twentieth century through the implementation of the Second Vatican Council's reforms in the 1960s and 1970s. The collection contains artifacts of many kinds, including badges, bookmarks, candles, chalices, chaplets, crosses, crucifixes, holy water containers, jewelry, key rings, medals, money clips, monstrances, pins, plaques, relics, rosaries,...
Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: undated; Majority of material found within 1926 - 1968
Found in: / Liturgy and life collection / Pamphlets

Francis Xavier letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2004-067
Abstract

Consists of letter written by Francis Xavier to King John III of Portugal from India, referring to Portuguese subjects in the Far East, whom the Saint commends for reward and recognition.

Access Note

Open for research; digital version also available.

Dates: 1552 January 31

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