Did you know these facts about Saint Francis Xavier?

Francis Xavier set on an extensive missionary journey across Asia, particularly within the Portuguese Empire in the East, where he played a pivotal role in evangelizing, especially in early modern India.

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In 1546, St Francis Xavier suggested the establishment of the Goan Inquisition in a letter to King John III of Portugal.

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St Francis Xavier moved to Paris in 1525 to study at the College Sainte-Barbe, University of Paris, where he spent the next eleven years of his academic life.

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You Won't Believe These Untold Stories of Goa!

Although Ignatius of Loyola persuaded Pierre to become a priest, he was unable to convince St Francis Xavier, who had ambitions of worldly success.

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In 1530, St Francis Xavier earned a Master of Arts degree and later taught Aristotelian philosophy at Beauvais College, University of Paris.

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St Francis Xavier was later invited to lead Saint Paul's College, a pioneering seminary for training secular priests, which became the first Jesuit base in Asia.

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Did you know these facts about Saint Francis Xavier?

Francis Xavier set on an extensive missionary journey across Asia, particularly within the Portuguese Empire in the East, where he played a pivotal role in evangelizing, especially in early modern India.

In 1546, St Francis Xavier suggested the establishment of the Goan Inquisition in a letter to King John III of Portugal.

St Francis Xavier moved to Paris in 1525 to study at the College Sainte-Barbe, University of Paris, where he spent the next eleven years of his academic life.

You Won't Believe These Untold Stories of Goa!

Although Ignatius of Loyola persuaded Pierre to become a priest, he was unable to convince St Francis Xavier, who had ambitions of worldly success.

In 1530, St Francis Xavier earned a Master of Arts degree and later taught Aristotelian philosophy at Beauvais College, University of Paris.

St Francis Xavier was later invited to lead Saint Paul's College, a pioneering seminary for training secular priests, which became the first Jesuit base in Asia.

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