Xavier, St Francis
/ˈzeɪvɪə(r)/- (1506-52) , Spanish Catholic missionary; known as the Apostle of the Indies. One of the original seven Jesuits, from 1540 he travelled to southern India, Sri Lanka, Malacca, the Moluccas, and Japan, making thousands of converts. Feast day, 3 December.沙勿略, 圣方济各（1506-1552, 西班牙天主教传教士, 通称“东印度使徒”, 耶稣会的七个创始人之一, 自1540年起在印度南部、斯里兰卡、马六甲、摩鹿加群岛和日本等地传教, 使上万人皈依; 宗教节日12月3日）。