Saint Francis was a Basque cleric. He was a Catholic missionary and saint who co-founded with Saint Ignatius of Loyola and 5 other companions the Society of Jesus ( the Jesuits) in 1540. It was founded in Paris France and formalised in Rome. They are called Soldiers of Christ, and foot soldiers of the Pope because Ignatius was a knight before he became a priest.
He was influential in evangelization work, most notably in early modern India.
As a representative of the Portuguese Empire he led the first Christian mission to Japan
He was also the first Christian missionary to venture into Borneo.
Modern scholars suggest that in his life time he converted 30,000 to Christianity.
He was beatified on 25th October 1619 by Pope Paul V.
He was canonized on 12th March 1622 by Pope Gregory XV.
Our present day Pope Francis is a Jesuit.
Sources
Wikipedia
70 Great Saints by Geoffrey Hanks
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