108 Francis Xavier, Letter to his companions in Rome, 1542

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Francis Xavier was born on 7 April 1506, in the castle of Xavier in northern Spain. He met fellow Spaniard Ignatius of Loyola (1491–1556) during their studies in Paris, and together they became the most prominent members of a small band of companions who founded the Society of Jesus in 1540. It was

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