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Saint Francis Xavier

By jaz.nolan
  • Apr 15, 1506

    Birth of Saint Francis Xavier

    Birth of Saint Francis Xavier
    Saint Francis Xavier was born on the April 15th 1506, near Pamplona, Spain.
  • Period: Apr 15, 1506 to Dec 3, 1552

    Saint Francis Xavier

    This time line is all about Saint francis Xavier's life.
  • Sep 1, 1525

    St. Francis Xavier travelled to France

    St. Francis Xavier travelled to France
    St. Francis Xavier travelled to France there He went to university of Paris and he also met Ignatius of Loyola. Ignatius founded the society of Jesus ( the Jesuits).
  • Aug 15, 1534

    St. Francis took his vows

    St. Francis took his vows
    St. Francis Xavier at Montmarte,Paris, France on August 15th 1534 took his vows of poverty,chastiy and obedience.
  • Jun 24, 1537

    St. Francis Xavier was Ordained a Priest

    St. Francis Xavier was Ordained a Priest
    On June 24th 1537 Saint Francis Xavier and the Society of Jesus ( the Jesuits) went to Venice, Spain. In Venice St. Francis Xavier was ordained a priest.
  • Apr 4, 1541

    St. Francis Xavier travelles to India

    St. Francis Xavier travelles to India
    April 4th 1541 was the day St. Francis Xavier arrived in Goa, India, francis looked after the sick and taught the children, he spent several months in Goa preaching the lords word.
  • Nov 1, 1544

    The 10,000 people babtism

    The 10,000 people babtism
    In the later months of 1544, St. Francis Xaver babtised a group of south-western Indians known as the Macuans. After preaching to the he ended up babtising a total of 10,000 people.
  • Aug 15, 1549

    St. Francis Xavier goes to Japan

    St. Francis Xavier goes to Japan
    When in Japan, St. Francis Xavier found the Japanese to be a great people He found that he had to change his style of preaching in poverty because the Japanese didn't completly agree with him.
  • Dec 3, 1552

    The Death of St. Francis Xavier

    The Death of St. Francis Xavier
    After returning from Japan St. Francis Xavier new the only way of converting the japanese was by converting the Chinese, because the Japanese admired the Chinese and he beleived that the Japanese would follow in the Chinese foot-steps, but sadly on the way to china St. Francis Xavier became ill and died on Shangchuan Island near the China coast on December 3rd 1552.