LSE3062987 St. Francis Xavier walking on water (oil on canvas) by Spanish School, (17th century); Museu de Marinha, Lisbon, Portugal; (add.info.: Saint Francis Xavier, S.J. (born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta, 7 April 1506 ??3 December 1552), was a Navarrese-Basque Roman Catholic missionary, born in Javier (Xavier in Navarro-Aragonese or Xabier in Basque), Kingdom of Navarre (now part of Spain), and a co-founder of the Society of Jesus. He was a companion of St. Ignatius of Loyola and one of the first seven Jesuits who took vows of poverty and chastity at Montmartre, Paris in 1534.[1] He led an extensive mission into Asia, mainly in the Portuguese Empire of the time and was influential in evangelization work, most notably in India. He also was the first Christian missionary to venture into Japan, Borneo, the Maluku Islands, and other areas.); Photo 穢 Leonard de Selva.