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    Francis Xavier

    Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)

    "François Xavier" redirects here. For other uses, see François-Xavier and St. Francis Xavier (disambiguation).

    In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jasso and the second or maternal family name is Azpilicueta.

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    Painting of Saint Francis Xavier, held in the Kobe City Museum, Japan

    BornFrancisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta
    (1506-04-07)7 April 1506
    Xavier, Kingdom of Navarre
    Died3 December 1552(1552-12-03) (aged 46)
    Shangchuan Island, Chuanshan Archipelago, Xinning, China
    Venerated in
    Beatified25 October 1619, Rome, Papal States, by Pope Paul V
    Canonized12 March 1622, Rome, Papal States, by Pope Gregory XV
    Feast3 December
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