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Wedged between the growing imperial powers of Castile-Aragon (Spain) and France ... one of the greatest of all the Church’s missionaries, St. Francis Xavier proved that one life lived in ...
He studied philosophy in Paris at the Sorbonne, where he later taught after earning his degree. A reliquary with the arm of St. Francis Xavier, at the Church of the Gesù in Rome, Italy.
On Dec. 3, the Roman Catholic Church honors St. Francis ... of Asia. Francis Xavier was born in 1506 in the Kingdom of Navarre, a region now divided between Spain and France.
At first, Francis Xavier, living and teaching in Paris, did not heed these Gospel ... Rev. Gus Puleo, former pastor of St. Patrick's Church in Norristown Saint Francis Xavier was born in 1506 ...
Advent is a privileged time of the Church year ... Born in northern Spain, St. Francis Xavier was educated in that country before he went to continue his studies in Paris, where he met Ignatius ...