Francis Xavier

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Catholic saint Christian missionary Jesuit co-founder of religious order

Francis Xavier was a 16th-century Spanish Jesuit missionary and co-founder of the Society of Jesus, renowned for his extensive evangelizing work in Asia, particularly in India and Japan.

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Label	Occurrences
Francis Xavier canonical	25
Saint Francis Xavier	22
St. Francis Xavier	2
St Francis Xavier	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic saint ⓘ Christian missionary ⓘ Jesuit ⓘ co-founder of religious order ⓘ
associatedWith	Counter-Reformation ⓘ
beatificationDate	1619-10-25 ⓘ
beatifiedBy	Pope Paul V ⓘ
birthDate	1506-04-07 ⓘ
birthPlace	Navarre ⓘ Kingdom of Navarre ⓘ surface form: Xavier, Kingdom of Navarre Spain ⓘ surface form: present-day Spain
burialPlace	Churches and Convents of Goa ⓘ surface form: Basilica of Bom Jesus, Goa, India
canonizationDate	1622-03-12 ⓘ
canonizedBy	Pope Gregory XV ⓘ
coFounded	Society of Jesus ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Navarre ⓘ
deathDate	1552-12-03 ⓘ
deathPlace	Shangchuan Island, China ⓘ
educatedAt	Sorbonne University ⓘ surface form: University of Paris
familyName	Azpilicueta ⓘ de Jasso ⓘ
feastDay	December 3 ⓘ
foundedByTogetherWith	Ignatius of Loyola ⓘ Peter Faber ⓘ
fullName	Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta ⓘ
givenName	Francisco ⓘ
knownFor	early Jesuit missions in India ⓘ extensive missionary work in Asia ⓘ introducing Christianity to Japan on a large scale ⓘ
languageSpoken	Latin ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
memberOf	Society of Jesus ⓘ
missionaryRegion	India ⓘ Japan ⓘ Malay Archipelago ⓘ Portuguese Empire ⓘ Portuguese India ⓘ surface form: Portuguese Goa Southeast Asia ⓘ
notableEvent	arrival in Goa in 1542 ⓘ arrival in Japan in 1549 ⓘ
occupation	missionary ⓘ priest ⓘ theologian ⓘ
patronage	Apostleship of Prayer ⓘ missionaries ⓘ missions ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholicism
religiousOrder	Society of Jesus ⓘ surface form: Jesuits
title	Apostle of Japan ⓘ Apostle of the Indies ⓘ
veneratedIn	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church

Referenced by (50)

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Society of Jesus → foundedBy → Francis Xavier ⓘ

Ignatius of Loyola → notableStudent → Francis Xavier ⓘ

Alfonso Salmerón → closeColleagueOf → Francis Xavier ⓘ

Peter Faber → studiedWith → Francis Xavier ⓘ

Peter Faber → closeAssociateOf → Francis Xavier ⓘ

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana → namedAfter → Francis Xavier ⓘ

Churches and Convents of Goa → containsRelicsOf → Francis Xavier ⓘ

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Francisco → associatedSaint → Francis Xavier ⓘ

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St Francis Xavier Cathedral, Wollongong → namedAfter → Francis Xavier ⓘ

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St Francis Xavier's College, Liverpool → namedAfter → Francis Xavier ⓘ

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de Jasso → usedBy → Francis Xavier ⓘ

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Azpilicueta → hasNotableBearer → Francis Xavier ⓘ

Shangchuan Island, China → hasVisitor → Francis Xavier ⓘ

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Shangchuan Island, China → hasNotablePersonDeath → Francis Xavier ⓘ

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Church of the Gesù, Rome → containsRelicsOf → Francis Xavier ⓘ

Collège de la Marche → educated → Francis Xavier ⓘ

Mission San Xavier del Bac → dedicatedTo → Francis Xavier ⓘ

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Apostle of the Indies → refersTo → Francis Xavier ⓘ

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Apostle of the Indies → usedFor → Francis Xavier ⓘ

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Apostle of the Indies → honorificFor → Francis Xavier ⓘ

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Apostle of the Indies → refersToPersonWithName → Francis Xavier ⓘ

Apostle of the Indies → usedInHagiographyOf → Francis Xavier ⓘ

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Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta → alsoKnownAs → Francis Xavier ⓘ

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St. Francis Xavier University → namedAfter → Francis Xavier ⓘ

Jesuit Church Lucerne → dedicatedTo → Francis Xavier ⓘ

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Pierre Favre → closeAssociateOf → Francis Xavier ⓘ

Catholic community of Nagasaki → associatedWithPerson → Francis Xavier ⓘ

University of Saint Francis Xavier of Chuquisaca → namedAfter → Francis Xavier ⓘ

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Misión San Francisco Javier de Viggé-Biaundó → namedAfter → Francis Xavier ⓘ

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San Javier, Baja California Sur → namedAfter → Francis Xavier ⓘ

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman → majorShrineHousesRelicsOf → Francis Xavier ⓘ

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Xavier College → namedAfter → Francis Xavier ⓘ

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St Francis Xavier Cathedral → namedAfter → Francis Xavier ⓘ

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St Francis Xavier Cathedral → dedication → Francis Xavier ⓘ

Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier → namedAfter → Francis Xavier ⓘ

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Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier → dedication → Francis Xavier ⓘ

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Francis → associatedWith → Francis Xavier ⓘ

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Diocese of Baltimore → hasPatronSaint → Francis Xavier ⓘ

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Frances Xavier Cabrini → inspiredBy → Francis Xavier ⓘ

Jesuit missionaries → notableMember → Francis Xavier ⓘ

St. Francis Xavier Mission → namedAfter → Francis Xavier ⓘ

Roman Catholic Diocese of Wollongong → primaryCathedralDedication → Francis Xavier ⓘ

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St Francis Xavier Cathedral → namedAfter → Francis Xavier ⓘ

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St Francis Xavier Cathedral → dedicatedTo → Francis Xavier ⓘ

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Old Cathedral → dedicatedTo → Francis Xavier ⓘ

subject surface form: Old Cathedral (Linz)

St. Francis Xavier Japanese Catholic Center → namedAfter → Francis Xavier ⓘ

St. Xavier's College, Mumbai → namedAfter → Francis Xavier ⓘ