For other uses, see Francisco de Borja (disambiguation).
Saint
Francis Borgia
SJ
Painting by Alonso Cano, 1624
Duke of Gandía Confessor Priest
Born
28 October 1510 Duchy of Gandia, Kingdom of Valencia, Spain
Died
30 September 1572 (aged 61) Rome, Papal States
Venerated in
Catholic Church
Beatified
23 November 1624, Madrid, Kingdom of Spain by Pope Urban VIII
Canonized
20 June 1670, Rome by Pope Clement X
Major shrine
Relics translated to the Jesuit church in Madrid, 1901
Feast
30 September 10 October (1688–1969) 3 October (Jesuits)[1]
Attributes
Skull crowned with an emperor's diadem
Patronage
Against earthquakes; Portugal; Gandía; Rota, Marianas
Francis BorgiaSJ (Valencian: Francesc de Borja; Spanish: Francisco de Borja; 28 October 1510 – 30 September 1572) was a Spanish Jesuit priest. The great-grandson of both Pope Alexander VI and King Ferdinand II of Aragon, he was Duke of Gandía and a grandee of Spain. After the death of his wife, Borgia renounced his titles and became a priest in the Society of Jesus, later serving as its third superior general. He was canonized on 20 June 1670 by Pope Clement X.
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