St Francis Xavier By asdfghjklasdfghjklasdfghjklasdfghjkl Sep 1, 1525 Attends College in Paris and meets Ignatius. Aug 15, 1534 Takes vows to be part of the Society of Jesus. Jun 24, 1537 Ordained a Priest while in Venice Apr 7, 1541 Goes to Goa in India to do missionary work. Nov 1, 1544 Baptised roughly 10,000 Macuans in India. Aug 15, 1549 Goes to Japan and alters his style of preaching. Dec 3, 1552 He passes away from a fever in China