Collection of the quadricentennial celebration of St. Francis Xavier's arrival in Japan and related photographs, probably 1943-1949, bulk 1949.

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Collection of the quadricentennial celebration of St. Francis Xavier's arrival in Japan and related photographs, probably 1943-1949, bulk 1949.

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Six photographs from the Quadricentennial Celebration of St. Francis Xavier's Arrival in Japan observed in Nagasaki, Japan. The collection also includes photographs of Xavier Castle (Navarre, Spain), the remains of the Jesuit Church and Rectory in Hiroshima after the dropping of the atomic bomb, the rebuilt Jesuit Rectory in Hiroshima and, the monument to St. Francis Xavier in Yamagughi, Japan

11 photographs (1 box).

Boston College. John J. Burns Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7808572

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Francis Xavier, Saint, 1506-1552

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Spanish Jesuit. Francis Xavier was born in Navarre and studied at the University of Paris, where he met Ignatius of Loyola. He joined the Company of Jesus and at the request of King John III of Portugal, prepared to work in the missions of India. Francis Xavier visited India, Malaya and Japan before his death. From the description of Francis Xavier letter, 1552 January 31. (Boston College). WorldCat record id: 38942348 ...

Jesuits

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In 1534 Ignatius of Loyola, a Basque and former soldier, met in Paris with six companions to take a private vow of poverty and one to place themselves at the disposition of the pope. On September 27, 1540, Paul III issued the bull Regimini militantis ecclesiae, canonically establishing the Society of Jesus. The constitutions of the society were drawn up by Ignatius who submitted his work for approval in 1550. Along with working toward the spiritual benefits of its members, the aim of the order w...