A 17th-century Japanese depiction of St. Francis Xavier, from the Kobe City Museum collection
Friend of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the Jesuit also brought the Gospel to Japan. But before he could find a way into China’s heartland, he died, in 1552.
A 17th-century Japanese depiction of St. Francis Xavier, from the Kobe City Museum collection
Friend of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the Jesuit also brought the Gospel to Japan. But before he could find a way into China’s heartland, he died, in 1552.