St. Francis Xavier 1506-1552

Feast Day: December 3

Francis Xavier was one of the first companions and founders of the Society of Jesus. He became a close friend of Ignatius Loyola at the University of Paris. Xavier came to share Ignatius' vision through making the Spiritual Exercises, and realized that vision through missionary labors in India, Indonesian archipelago and Japan. He was the first Jesuit to go out to people of non-European culture.

St. Francis Xavier and the Crab
Fr. Ed Schmidt SJ, co-writer, is the voice of the narrating Crab in this heartwarming feature on the life of St. Francis Xavier. The video was directed, animated, edited, and co-written by Zack Brossart, Class of 2023, Xavier University.

 
St. Francis Xavier: Contemporary View of His Life and Work by Debra Mooney 

• St. Francis Xavier: Contemporary View of His Life and Work (text of video; see the brochure format bel

Images of St. Francis Xavier  by Fr Ed Schmidt, S.J.

• Other Resources

• In The Footsteps of St. Francis Xavier
• Life Overview of St. Francis from The Catholic Information Network
• St. Francis Xavier biography
• Francis Xavier facts
• St. Francis Xavier timeline
• Prayers of St. Francis

On Xavier University's campus

• About the two St. Francis Xavier statues
• About the University seal

Featured Resource

In a tri-folding brochure, discover how the life of St. Francis Xavier, a friend of St. Ignatius Loyola and a founding companion of the Society of Jesus, relates to modern living.

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