Saint Francis Borgia
E677691
Saint Francis Borgia was a 16th-century Spanish nobleman who renounced his titles to become a Jesuit priest and later the third Superior General of the Society of Jesus, renowned for his piety and role in the Counter-Reformation.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic saint
ⓘ
Jesuit ⓘ Spanish nobleman ⓘ Superior General of the Society of Jesus ⓘ human ⓘ |
| beatifiedBy | Pope Urban VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Francisco de Borja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Church of the Gesù
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | canonized saint ⓘ |
| canonizedBy | Pope Clement X NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Spain ⓘ |
| dateOfBeatification | 1624-11-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1510-10-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfCanonization | 1670-06-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1572-09-30 ⓘ |
| employer |
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Empress Isabella of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1572 (as Superior General) ⓘ |
| father | Juan de Borja y Enríquez de Luna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feastDay | October 10 ⓘ |
| fullName | Francisco de Borja y Aragón NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Francis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| house | House of Borgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Society of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Juana de Aragón y Gurrea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Counter-Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
4th Duke of Gandía
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grandee of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Marquess of Lombay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership in the early Jesuit order
ⓘ
personal piety and asceticism ⓘ renouncing his titles to enter the Society of Jesus ⓘ role in the Catholic Counter-Reformation ⓘ |
| notableWork |
expansion of Jesuit missions
ⓘ
reform of the Society of Jesus ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 8 ⓘ |
| occupation |
courtier
ⓘ
missionary ⓘ priest ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Crown of Aragon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gandía NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Valencia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Papal States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| positionHeld | 3rd Superior General of the Society of Jesus ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Eleanor de Castro Mello e Menezes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1565 (as Superior General) ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.