Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552) went as a Catholic missionary to the Portuguese colonies in the Indies, arriving at Goa in 1542.
Short Biography:
He was in Japan 1549-1551, establishing a Christian mission which lasted for 100 years. He returned to Goa in 1552, and sailed for China, but died of fever there. He was canonized in 1622.
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