St. Francis Xavier

    A statue of St. Francis Xavier, the University’s patron saint, was erected on November 29, 2011, at the roundabout on St. Francis Xavier Way. Standing 22 feet tall, the statue completes the new entrance to campus as it welcomes visitors who pass through the South end of the Hoff Quad. Read More. 
       

    Quick Facts

    		  

    Gallery

    Artist: Tom Tsuchiya

    Dedicated:     December 2, 2011

    Medium:     Bronze

    Height:     11'3"

     Location: Roundabout on St. Francis Xavier Way

    		  
    Additional Notes:
    		  
    • Depicted him wearing his cassock and japanese sandals as if he was in Japan on his journey towards Nagasaki
    • Steps that Xavier is in were inspired by steps at the Himeji castle (4 hours outside of Tokyo)
    • Holds a breviary (liturgical book)
    • Reaches out in a welcoming gesture
    • It took Tsuchia about a year to sculpt
    • Tsuchia also sculpted D'artagnan (in front of Cintas) and Fr. James Hoff (outside of Hoff Dining Hall)
    To learn more about St. Francis Xavier, click here.

     

    Plaque Inscription:

    St. Francis Xavier of the Society of Jesus
    1506-1552
    Patron of Xavier University and of Foreign Missions
    A.M.D.G.