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The congregation takes its name from the admiration that Claire Monestès had for the missionary work of Francis Xavier, who was one of Ignatius of Loyola's early companions. Ignatius, soon after founding the Society of Jesus , decided that the Society would not accept women.
St Francis Xavier Church (French: Église Saint-François-Xavier or Église Saint-François-Xavier-des-Missions-étrangères) is a parish Roman Catholic church in the 7th arrondissement of Paris dedicated to Francis Xavier, the patron saint of missions. Built in the late 19th century, It gave its name to the nearby Metro station Saint-François ...
The Oratory of Saint Francis Xavier "del Caravita" (1631–1773, 1814–1925 and since 2000) was commissioned by the Jesuits on an adjacent lot; from 1651 the college housed the Kircherian Museum, sometimes viewed as the world's first museum; The college was renamed Pontifical Gregorian University in 1873.
One of them, known by his baptismal name Antonio, travelled with the Jesuit founder St Francis Xavier when he tried to begin missionary work in China in the early 1550s. Unable to receive permission to enter the country, however, Xavier died on Shangchuan Island off the coast of Guangdong in 1552.
The Saint Francis Xavier Mission, in Lewis County, Washington three miles north of present-day Toledo, [1] [2] was the first Catholic mission in what is now the U.S. state of Washington. [3] [4] As of 2019, the Saint Francis Xavier Mission is the oldest Catholic church in the state. [5]
St. Francis Chapel (Colonie, New York) St. Francis of Assisi Church (Manhattan) Saint Francis Xavier Mission (Lewis County, Washington) St. Mary of the Angels Church and Monastery; St. Mary's Basilica (Phoenix) St. Matthew Catholic Church (Charlotte, North Carolina) St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church (Baltimore) Shrine of St. Anthony (Boston)
The Xaverian Brothers or Congregation of St. Francis Xavier are a Roman Catholic religious institute founded by Theodore James Ryken in Bruges, Belgium, in 1839 and named after Saint Francis Xavier. The institute is dedicated to education.
The Society of the Missionaries of St. Francis Xavier, Pilar (Latin: Societas Missionariorum Sancti Francisci Xaverii), abbreviated SFX and commonly referred to as the Society of Pilar or the Pilar Fathers is a Roman Catholic society of apostolic life of Pontifical Right for men (priests and brothers).