The Life and Letters of St. Francis Xavier, Volume 1

Francis Xavier (Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta) was a Catholic missionary born in Xavier, Spain in the early part of the sixteenth century. A student of Ignatius of Loyola, he led extensive missionary expeditions throughout Asia, most notably India, Japan, and Borneo. This authoritative biography includes numerous letters and writings of St. Francis Xavier, all translated from their original Spanish.