Francis Borgia
Grandee of Spain and Jesuit priest (1510–1572) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Francisco de Borja (disambiguation).
Francis Borgia SJ (Valencian: Francesc de Borja; Spanish: Francisco de Borja; 28 October 1510 – 30 September 1572) was a Spanish Jesuit priest. The great-grandson of both Pope Alexander VI and King Ferdinand II of Aragon, he was Duke of Gandía and a grandee of Spain. After the death of his wife, Borgia renounced his titles and became a priest in the Society of Jesus, later serving as its third superior general. He was canonized on 20 June 1670 by Pope Clement X.
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Saint Francis Borgia | |
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Duke of Gandía Confessor Priest | |
Born | 28 October 1510 Duchy of Gandia, Kingdom of Valencia, Spain |
Died | 30 September 1572 (aged 61) Rome, Papal States |
Venerated in | Catholic Church |
Beatified | 23 November 1624, Madrid, Kingdom of Spain by Pope Urban VIII |
Canonized | 20 June 1670, Rome by Pope Clement X |
Major shrine | Relics translated to the Jesuit church in Madrid, 1901 |
Feast | 30 September 10 October (1688–1969) 3 October (Jesuits)[1] |
Attributes | Skull crowned with an emperor's diadem |
Patronage | Against earthquakes; Portugal; Gandía; Rota, Marianas |
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