Francis Xavier
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Francis Xavier, venerated as Saint Francis Xavier, was a Navarrese cleric and missionary. He co-founded the Society of Jesus and, as a representative of the Portuguese Empire, led the first Christian
A painting of Saint Francis Xavier, held in the Kobe City Museum, Japan
The castle of the Xavier family was later acquired by the Society of Jesus.
Conversion of the Paravars by Francis Xavier in South India, in a 19th-century coloured lithograph
'Statue of Francisco Xavier, Yajiro & Bernardo in Kagoshima in Xavier Park, Kagoshima
Kingdom of Navarre
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The Kingdom of Navarre, originally the Kingdom of Pamplona, was a historical Iberian polity which occupied lands on both sides of the western Pyrenees, with its northernmost areas originally reaching
Francis Xavier
…Francis Xavier (born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta; 7 April 1506 – 3 December 1552), venerated as Saint Francis Xavier, was a Navarrese cleric and missionary. He co-founded the Society of Jesus and, as a representative of the Portuguese Empire, led the first Christian mission to Japan…
Navarre (light green) in 1190
Sigil of King Sancho VII the Strong
Magdalena of Valois, regent of Navarre from 1479 to 1494, and mother of Queen Catherine I of Navarre
Jeanne III