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Saint Francis Xavier holding a crucifix, surrounded by Asian and African people kneeling in front of him; sea and a ship in the background. Colour lithograph, ca. 1898.

Saint Francis Xavier, standing next to an altar with a crucifix, looking upwards. Engraving by S. à Bolswert after P.P. Rubens, 1600/1650.

Saint Francis Xavier, head and shoulders in oval. Coloured engraving, 17--.

Saint Francis Xavier. Engraving.

Saint Francis Xavier being presented by the Virgin with the infant Christ. Engraving by P. Pontius after G. Seghers, 1629/1637.

Saint Francis Xavier performing miracles in Asia: he heals and revives people. Etching by W. Unger after P.P. Rubens.

Saint Francis Xavier, holding a crucifix, looking upwards. Engraving by L. Spirinx.

Saint Francis Xavier holding a crucifix, Japanese converts kneeling in front of him; a church and an altar in the background. Colour lithograph, ca. 1898.

Saint Francis Xavier, holding a crucifix, is preaching to a group of people during one of his missions in India. Engraving by G. Edelinck after J. Sourley.

Saint Francis Xavier. Engraving by S.A. Bolswert after Sir P.P. Rubens.

Saint Francis Xavier as a missionary with a Chinese woman, an African man, a Native American and an Indian; showing them an image of Christ holding a lamb. Lithograph after C. Mezzana.

Saint Francis Xavier (?), holding a crucifix and supported by artillery, is preaching to a group of native Americans (?). Etching, 17--.

Wunder-schöner Regen-Bogen : welchen die Hände Gottes von Nieder- bis Aufgang ausgespannet, und zum Heil der Völcker an das Firmament seiner Kirche gesetzet. Das ist der glorreiche Indianer-Apostel Franciscus Xaverius ... in kurtzer Lob-Rede verehret / [Gregor Fritz].

Relacion de la prodigiosa restauracion á la vida de un niño tenido por defuncto, executada al contacto de una reliquia del Apostol de las Indias San Francisco Xavier, de la Compañia de Jesus, en la ciudad de Xerez. Año de 1740.

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Francis Xavier, Saint, 1506-1552

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Wunder-schöner Regen-Bogen : welchen die Hände Gottes von Nieder- bis Aufgang ausgespannet, und zum Heil der Völcker an das Firmament seiner Kirche gesetzet. Das ist der glorreiche Indianer-Apostel Franciscus Xaverius ... in kurtzer Lob-Rede verehret / [Gregor Fritz].

Relacion de la prodigiosa restauracion á la vida de un niño tenido por defuncto, executada al contacto de una reliquia del Apostol de las Indias San Francisco Xavier, de la Compañia de Jesus, en la ciudad de Xerez. Año de 1740.