RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Francis Xavier

1506 - 1552

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Francis Xavier, SJ (born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta; Latin: Franciscus Xaverius; Basque: Frantzisko Xabierkoa; French: François Xavier; Spanish: Francisco Javier; Portuguese: Francisco Xavier; 7 April 1506 – 3 December 1552), venerated as Saint Francis Xavier, was a Spanish Catholic missionary and saint who co-founded the Society of Jesus and, as a representative of the Portuguese Empire, led the first Christian mission to Japan.Born in the town of Xavier, Spain, he was a companion of Ignatius of Loyola and one of the first seven Jesuits who took vows of poverty and chastity at Montmartre, Paris in 1534. He led an extensive mission into Asia, mainly the Portuguese Empire in the East, and was influential in evangelization work, most notably in early modern India. He was extensively involved in the missionary activity in Portuguese India. In 1546, Francis Xavier proposed the establishment of the Goan Inquisition in a letter addressed to the Portuguese King, John III. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francis Xavier has received more than 3,740,281 page views. His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 71 in 2019). Francis Xavier is the 95th most popular religious figure (up from 99th in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Spain (up from 29th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Spanish Religious Figure.

Francis Xavier was a Spanish Jesuit missionary who is most famous for his missionary work in India and Japan.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 76.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 73

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Francis Xaviers by language

Over the past year Francis Xavier has had the most page views in the with 503,123 views, followed by Japanese (318,271), and Spanish (164,417). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Marathi (209.86%), Konkani (111.99%), and Azerbaijani (67.64%)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Francis Xavier ranks 95 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Pius III, Pope Gregory VII, Maimonides, Salome, Bilal ibn Rabah, and Pope Pius X. After him are Ambrose, Saint Lawrence, Pope Paul III, Philip the Apostle, Teresa of Ávila, and Jude the Apostle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1506, Francis Xavier ranks 1. After him are Louis II of Hungary, Hwang Jini, Peter Faber, Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi, Juliana of Stolberg, Luís of Portugal, Duke of Beja, George Buchanan, and Rupert, Count Palatine of Veldenz. Among people deceased in 1552, Francis Xavier ranks 1. After him are Katharina von Bora, Sebastian Münster, Basil Fool for Christ, Petrus Apianus, Paolo Giovio, Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, Olaus Petri, Guru Angad, Andreas Osiander, Antonio de Mendoza, and Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Francis Xavier ranks 25 out of 3,355. Before him are Francisco Pizarro (1478), Joanna of Castile (1479), Joan Miró (1893), Ibn Arabi (1165), Charles II of Spain (1661), and Maimonides (1138). After him are Saint Lawrence (225), Philip IV of Spain (1605), Teresa of Ávila (1515), Catherine of Aragon (1485), Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452), and Federico García Lorca (1898).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain

Among religious figures born in Spain, Francis Xavier ranks 4. Before him are Pope Alexander VI (1431), Ignatius of Loyola (1491), and Maimonides (1138). After him are Saint Lawrence (225), Teresa of Ávila (1515), Catherine of Aragon (1485), Saint Dominic (1170), Isidore of Seville (560), Pope Callixtus III (1379), John of the Cross (1542), and Tomás de Torquemada (1420).

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