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Francis Xavier

Francis Xavier, born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta was a pioneering Roman Catholic missionary born in the Kingdom of Navarre and co-founder of the Society of Jesus. He was a student of Saint Ignatius of Loyola and one of the first seven Jesuits, dedicated at Montmartre in 1534...

Timeline of Events

1541

4.7.1541

Francis Xavier leaves Lisbon on a mission to the Portuguese East Indies.

1542

5.6.1542

Francis Xavier reaches Old Goa, the capital of Portuguese India at the time.

1549

7.27.1549

The Jesuit priest Francis Xavier's ship reaches Japan.

8.15.1549

Jesuit priest Saint Francis Xavier comes ashore at Kagoshima (Traditional Japanese date: July 22, 1549).

1622

3.12.1622

Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier, founders of the Jesuits, are canonized as saints by the Catholic Church.