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𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎 • 𝐒𝐭. 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐚
𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐒𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐓
Today’s saint grew up in an important family in 16th-century Spain, serving in the imperial court and quickly advancing in his career. But a series of events—including the death of his beloved wife—made Francis Borgia rethink his priorities. He gave up public life, gave away his possessions, and joined the new and little-known Society of Jesus.
Religious life proved to be the right choice. Francis felt drawn to spend time in seclusion and prayer, but his administrative talents also made him a natural for other tasks. He helped in the establishment of what is now the Gregorian University in Rome. Not long after his ordination, he served as political and spiritual adviser to the emperor. In Spain, he founded a dozen colleges.
At 55, Francis was elected head of the Jesuits. He focused on the growth of the Society of Jesus, the spiritual preparation of its new members, and spreading the faith in many parts of Europe. He was responsible for the founding of Jesuit missions in Florida, Mexico, and Peru.
Francis Borgia is often regarded as the second founder of the Jesuits. He died in 1572 and was canonized 100 years later.
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𝘚𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘴 𝘉𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘢, 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘰𝘥, 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘥𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥. 𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩, 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴..
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