A Navarrese in Yamaguchi
Detailed biography of St. Francis Xavier, focusing on his activities in Japan.
Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Francis Xavier
Biographical article on one of the first Jesuits, and missionary to Asia, who died in 1552.
Feast of St. Xavier
Report on annual celebration honoring the saint in Goa, India.
Francis Xavier and Other Missionaries to Asia
The lion's share of this page is devoted to a biographical essay on St. Francis Xavier. With prayer in traditional and contemporary language.
Francis Xavier, Saint
Short biographical entry in the Columbia Encyclopedia.
Kate O'Brien: St. Francis Xavier
Essay on the saint as a model of generosity.
Reflections on Xavier
Illustrated biography of St. Francis Xavier. Includes discussion of variants of his name.
St. Francis Xavier at Yamaguchi
Historical essay by the late John Laures, commemorating the 400th anniversary of the arrival of St. Francis Xavier in Japan.
St. Francis Xavier, Apostle of the Indies and Japa
From the book "Lives of Saints," published by John J. Crawley.
St. Francis Xavier, Confessor, Apostle of the Indi
Hagiography. From Fr. Alban Butler's Lives of the Saints.
St. Francis Xavier: Guide to the 21st-Century Miss
Pamphlet by Francis Mathy, S.J., on Xavier as a model missionary. Illustrated. Includes biographical information and excerpts from the saint's writings.
St. Francis Xavier: He Let No Obstacle Daunt Him
Biographical profile.
The "Failure" of St. Francis Xavier
From the book "Saints for Sinners," by Alban Goodier.