Life
The feast of St. Francis Xavier is celebrated on 3rd December, signifying this event.
What is the day he died?
This was the first country that Saint Francis Xavier traveled as a missionary.
What is India?
What is the Creed?
Francis disembarked in this state, the centre of Portuguese activity in the East, on May 6, 1542.
What is Goa?
Complete the St. Francis Xavier quote:
"In Thee, O Lord, have I put my ..."
What is 'hope'?
This country is the birthplace of Saint Francis Xavier.
What is Spain?
Fransiskus Xaverius is commonly used as a name for Indonesian Catholics.
True or False
True
Saint Francis Xavier dipped this item in the sea, which is currently preserved in a reliquary in Portugal.
What is a cross?
(reliquary cross)
In 1529, this other famous Basque saint was assigned to room with Francis at the University of Paris.
Who is St. Ignatius of Loyola?
The Novena of _______ is a Catholic devotion in honor of Saint Francis Xavier.
What is Grace?
In Paris in 1534, he pronounced vows in this religious order.
What is Jesuit (or member of the Society of Jesus)?
He spent time among the simple, poor pearl fishers, the Paravas and confirmed them in faith using a small catechism that he had translated into this native language with the help of interpreters.
This church in India contains the remains of St. Francis Xavier.
What is The Basilica of Bom Jesus?
In 1927, St. Francis Xavier was named the patron Saint of this.
What are (Roman Catholic) missions?
The quote "Give me the child until he is seven and I’ll give you the man.” was spoken by which other great thinker, and often misattributed to St. Francis Xavier.
Who is Aristotle?
This is St. Francis Xavier's birth month.
What is April?
His first letter from this country, which was widely printed, revealed his enthusiasm for the people as, "the best people yet discovered."
What is Japan?
St. FX is believed to have raised these many people from the dead.
What is four?
(Two men and two women)
St. Francis Xavier's Church, Giriz was a relatively new church built in the early 20th century for the Catholics of Giriz who were until then parishioners of this church.
What is St. Thomas, Sandor OR Our Lady of Mercy, Merces?
Complete the famous quote: "It is impossible to find a saint who did not take the “two P’s” seriously – Prayer and ..."
What is "Penance"?
This is the year that St. Francis Xavier died.
What is 1552?
After sailing to Malayasia, he headed to the Moluccas, or the Spice Islands. Name two spices that these islands are famous for.
What are [any two] mace (jaipatri/javitri), nutmeg (jaiphal), cloves and pepper?
Saint Francis Xavier is believed to have miraculously calmed a storm to save his ship and crew in this region.
What is Malacca ("the calming of the storm off the coast of Malacca")?
The number of people St. Francis Xavier is estimated to have baptized.
What is 30,000?
Complete the St. Francis Xavier quote: "Many, many people hereabouts are not becoming Christians for one reason only:.."
What is "there is nobody to make them Christians"?