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Xavier

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Noun

1. saint francis xavier, xavier

Spanish missionary and Jesuit who establish missionaries in Japan and Ceylon and the East Indies (1506-1552)

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Xavier

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noun
Saint Francis, known as the Apostle of the Indies. 1506–52, Spanish missionary, who was a founding member of the Jesuit society (1534) and later preached in Goa, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), the East Indies, and Japan. Feast day: Dec 3

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Xavier

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Saint Francis(1506-52); Sp. Jesuit missionary: his day is Dec. 3

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Xavier

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Spanish Jesuit missionary. A cofounder of the Society of Jesus (1534) with Ignatius of Loyola, he established missions in Japan, Ceylon, and the East Indies.

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