Francis xavier brief biography of marks
| Francis Xavier | |
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| Apostle to the Far East | |
| Born | April 7, in Javier, Spain |
| Died | December 2, in China |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church, Lutheran Church |
| Beatified | October 25, by Paul V |
| Canonized | March 12, by Gregory XV |
| Feast | December 3 |
| Attributes | crucifix; preacher carrying a flaming heart; bell; globe; vessel; young bearded Jesuit in the company of Saint Ignatius Loyola; young bearded Jesuit with a torch, flame, cross and lily |
| Patronage | African missions; Agartala, India; Ahmedabad, India; Alexandria, Louisiana; Apostleship of Prayer; Australia; Borneo; Cape Town, South Africa; China; Dinajpur, Bangladesh; East Indies; Fathers of the Precious Blood; foreign missions; Freising, Germany; Goa, India; Green Bay, Wisconsin; India; Indianapolis, Indiana; Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan; Joiliet, Illinois; Kabankalan, Philippines; Mumbai, India; Nasugbu, Batangas, Philippines; diocese of Malindi, Kenya; missionaries;
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