St. Francis Xavier (1506-1552) - Biography. Kate O'Brien: St. Francis Xavier - Essay on the saint as a model of generosity. 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. Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Francis Xavier - Biographical article on one of the first Jesuits, and missionary to Asia, who died in 1552. The "Failure" of St. Francis Xavier - From the book "Saints for Sinners," by Alban Goodier. St. Francis Xavier, Apostle of the Indies and Japan - From the book "Lives of Saints," published by John J. Crawley. St. Francis Xavier, Confessor, Apostle of the Indies - Hagiography. From Fr. Alban Butler's Lives of the Saints. Catholic Online: St. Francis Xavier - Biography. Xavier, Francisco de - Detailed biography of the Jesuit missionary. In the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. Some scanner errors. 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: Guide to the 21st-Century Missionary - Pamphlet by Francis Mathy, S.J., on Xavier as a model missionary. Illustrated. Includes biographical information and excerpts from the saint's writings. 206K. A Navarrese in Yamaguchi - Detailed biography of St. Francis Xavier, focusing on his activities in Japan. Francis Xavier - Illustrated profile.