St. Francis Borgia
Feast Day:
Roman Rite Calendar - 10/10


Patron Of: Portugal, Against Earthquakes, Rota, Marianas

Also known as
    Francisco de Borja
    Francisco de Borja y Aragon

Memorial
    10 October

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    Born to the nobility, great-grandson of Pope Alexander VI; grandson of King Ferdinand of Aragon; son of Duke Juan Borgia. Raised in the court of King Charles V and educated at Saragossa. Married Eleanor de Castro in 1529, and the father of eight children. Accompanied Charles on his expedition to Africa, 1535, and to Provence, 1536. Viceroy of Catalonia, 1539-1543. Duke of Gandia, 1543-1550. Widower in 1546.

    Friend and advisor of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. Joined the Jesuits in 1548. Ordained in 1551. Notable preacher. Given charge of the Jesuit missions in the East and West Indies. Commissary-general of the Jesuits in Spain in 1560. General of the Jesuits in 1565. Under his generalship the Society established its missions in Florida, New Spain and Peru, and greatly developed its internal structures. Concerned that Jesuits were in danger of getting too involved in their work, he introduced their daily hour-long meditation. His changes and revitalization of the Society led to him being sometimes called the "Second Founder of the Society of Jesus". He worked with Pope Saint Pius V and Saint Charles Borromeo in the Counter-Reformation.

Born
    28 October 1510 at Gandia, Valencia, Spain

Died
    30 September 1572 at Ferrara, Italy; relics translated to the Jesuit church in Madrid, Spain in 1901

Beatified
    23 November 1624 by Pope Gregory XV

Canonized
    20 June 1670 by Pope Clement X

Patronage
    against earthquakes
    Portugal
    Rota, Marianas



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