Wikipedia: Francis Xavier

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Francis Xavier. Born in the Castle of Xavier near Sanguesa, in Navarre?, Spain, April 7 1506; died on the Island of Sancian near the coast of China, December 2 1552?. Xavier and [Pierre Favre]? were the first two men to join Ignatius Loyola in forming the Society of Jesus, better known as the Jesuits.

Born in the Castle of Xavier near Sanguesa, in Navarre?, Spain, April 7 1506, Francis Xavier died on the Island of Sancian near the coast of China, December 2 1552?. Xavier and [Pierre Favre]? were the first two men to join Ignatius Loyola in forming the Society of Jesus, better known as the Jesuits.

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In 1540 he was appointed a missionary? to the [Portugese East Indies]?. He spent 3 years operating out of Goa, India, then pushed on to Malacca?. In Malacca he met a Japanese man who convinced him to go to Japan. Having made another trip to Goa for Jesuit administrative purposes, he left for Japan in 1549?. Xavier worked for 3 years in Japan, saw his successor-Jesuits established, and then set his sights on China. He died without reaching mainland China in 1552, 46 years old. He is buried in Goa.

In 1540 he was appointed a missionary? to the [Portugese East Indies]?. He spent 3 years operating out of Goa, India, then pushed on to Malacca?. In Malacca he met a Japanese man who convinced him to go to Japan. Having made another trip to Goa for Jesuit administrative purposes, he left for Japan in 1549?. Xavier worked for 3 years in Japan, saw his successor-Jesuits established, and then set his sights on China. In 1552 he died at 46 without reaching mainland China. He is buried in Goa.