St Francis Xavier, SJ

Francis Xavier, SJ, born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta (7 April 1506 – 3 December 1552), was a Roman Catholic missionary born in Xavier, Kingdom of Navarre (now part of Spain), and co-founder of the Society of Jesus (The Jesuits). He was born to an aristocratic family of the Kingdom of Navarre, the youngest son of Juan de Jasso, privy counselor to King John III of Navarre (Jean d’Albret), and Doña Maria de Azpilcueta y Aznárez, sole heiress of two noble Navarrese families. The castle of the Xavier family was later acquired by the Society of Jesus.