Xavier of Portugal

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:associatedWith Jesuit order
local_cultures_in_Asia
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Portugal
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Basilica_of_Bom_Jesus
gptkbp:canonizedBy gptkb:Pope_Gregory_XV
1619
gptkbp:charityWork gptkb:India
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Malacca
gptkbp:contribution education_and_healthcare_in_Asia
gptkbp:culturalImpact influence_on_Asian_Christianity
gptkbp:dateOfDeath December 3, 1552
gptkbp:death 46
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:India
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Paris
gptkbp:famousQuote 'I am a missionary, and I will go to the ends of the earth.'
gptkbp:feastDay December 3
gptkbp:founded Christian_missions_in_Asia
gptkbp:hasBirthDate April 7, 1506
gptkbp:hasPatentNumber gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 16th century
gptkbp:historicalSignificance early_Jesuit_missionary_efforts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Xavier of Portugal
gptkbp:influence Christianity_in_Asia
gptkbp:influenced Catholic_missions_worldwide
Catholic_Church's_approach_to_Asia
Christian_theology_in_Asia
gptkbp:influencedBy Ignatius of Loyola
Renaissance_humanism
gptkbp:inspiration future generations of missionaries
gptkbp:knownFor Christian_missionary_work
spreading_Christianity_in_Asia
gptkbp:legacy one of the greatest missionaries in history
gptkbp:nationality Portuguese
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:first_Jesuit_mission_to_India
establishment of missions
death in 1552 in Sancian Island.
first Jesuit mission to Japan
establishment_of_the_Jesuit_order_in_Asia
gptkbp:notableFeature Franciscan_missionaries
gptkbp:occupation missionary
gptkbp:patronage missionaries
foreign missions
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Catholic_Church
gptkbp:secondaryMission gptkb:India
gptkbp:title gptkb:Saint
gptkbp:wrote Letters of St. Francis Xavier