What was Francis Xavier's birth name?
Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta
Ignatius de Loyola
Pedro de Alcántara
Juan de Yepes
Answer
Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta, later known as Francis Xavier, was born into a noble family in the Kingdom of Navarre in 1506. He adopted the name "Xavier" after the castle where he was born, which was located in the town of Xavier. Francis Xavier became a prominent Jesuit missionary and is widely regarded as one of the greatest missionaries in the history of Christianity.
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