St Francis Xavier

By lgreco
  • Apr 7, 1506

    St Francis Xavier's Birth

    April 7, 1506 in Javier, Spain.
    He was born in a wealthy and very traditionally catholic family.
  • Sep 1, 1525

    Staring University

    Francis travels to Paris, France to attend the university Collège Sainte-Barbe. It was here where he met Ignatius.
  • Aug 15, 1534

    Vows of the First Jesuits

    Xavier worked together with five other people to create the society of Jesus. They met at the chapel of Montmartre where they took their vowels of poverty, obedience, ​and chastity.
  • Jun 24, 1537

    Xavier Ordained a Priest

    Xavier goes to Venice, Spain with the rest of the society of Jesus where he is ordained a priest.
  • Apr 7, 1541

    Xavier Travels to India

    Xavier traveled by boat to Goa, India. He preached to the sick and marginalized. He would also educate children about the catechism.

  • Xavier's Friends

    Ignatius of Loyola, Francis of Assisi, Peter Faber, Matteo Ricci