Thursday, July 1, 2010

X is for Xavier!


X is for Xavier, St. Francis, (Apr 7, 1506 - Dec 3, 1552), a Roman Catholic missionary born in Spain who was influential in spreading Catholicism mainly in Indian, Japan, and Borneo. He was canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church in 1622.

(To read more about Xavier, click HERE.)

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  1. Short and SweetJuly 1, 2010 at 6:47 AM

    I posted about Xavier as well but in reference to my high school.

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  2. UnknownJuly 1, 2010 at 7:51 AM

    A favorite saint of mine!

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  3. TerraJuly 1, 2010 at 8:40 AM

    A true saint indeed.

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  4. laterg8rJuly 1, 2010 at 11:37 AM

    great saint :D

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  5. LaurieJuly 1, 2010 at 2:05 PM

    Wonderful saint, and I LOVE your new banner picture!!!

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  6. Susan AndersonJuly 1, 2010 at 2:05 PM

    Great post! I didn't know about Xavier.

    Thanks.

    =)

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  7. jfb57July 1, 2010 at 2:57 PM

    You learn something everey week in this meme! Thank you for introducing me to Xavier!

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  8. Sue McPeakJuly 1, 2010 at 3:36 PM

    Very interesting and what a great subject for the Letter X.

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  9. mrs. cJuly 1, 2010 at 4:44 PM

    Thank you for this interesting information about Saint Xavier.

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  10. JennyJuly 1, 2010 at 7:19 PM

    Brilliant! I was totally wondering what you would use this week!

    I wanted to tell you Carrie's picture in the sidebar is beautiful. What an intelligent and kind face. My prayers continue for you and your family.

    Thanks for always finding the perfect clip-art to link to Alphabe-Thursday!

    I should have know that "X" wouldn't slow you down one bit!

    A+

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  11. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis HallJuly 1, 2010 at 9:34 PM

    that's tickling and fun!

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  12. CynthiaJuly 1, 2010 at 10:20 PM

    A great saint! Thanks for sharing...and posting the link!

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  13. ChristineJuly 1, 2010 at 11:18 PM

    A great piece of art! I love your new banner!
    xx

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  14. The MuseJuly 2, 2010 at 2:52 PM

    Hope you will have a chance to drop in when you can, Coralie...(It was fun, wasn't it? You just have to love that Ms Jenny!)

    My X-Post
    ~Excursion of Xeranthemum~

    A Diva's Hammer Prose

    Incredible historical and spiritual role for St Xavier.The more knowledge we can gain the better individuals we can hope to become. Thank you for sharing this with us.

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  15. Personalized Sketches and SentimentsJuly 2, 2010 at 10:25 PM

    Ah! Xavier...I also had a (much younger) classmate in college whose last name is Xavier...she hopes to make it big one day in the movies and plans to keep her maiden name.

    Blessings & Aloha!
    I hope you have some time to take a peek at my post :o)

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  16. ChristyJuly 3, 2010 at 4:25 PM

    I love St. Francis Xavier - I have even been to the castle in which he was born. Thanks for linking to more info about him.
    eXcellent choice!

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