Francis Xavier

American  

noun

1. Saint. Xavier, Saint Francis.

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Francis Xavier British  

/ ˈzeɪvɪə /

noun

1. See Xavier

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Example Sentences

The name honors Francis of Assisi, who lived in service of the poor and marginalized and preached care of the environment, and Francis Xavier, a 16th century Jesuit who spread the Gospel in Asia.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2025

After two months on the road, she also passed through a gap in the wall near El Paso and was detained for six days before being released to the St. Francis Xavier shelter.

From Seattle Times • May 12, 2023

“It’s a brilliant insight,” says Brendan Murphy, a geologist at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia, who studies global tectonics and was not involved in the study.

From Scientific American • Sep. 30, 2022

In Western Australia, the priest of Saint Francis Xavier Cathedral in Geraldton called for a cull, or perhaps some form of bird birth control, after corellas started chewing through the cathedral’s electrical wiring.

From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2022

In 1560, after the death of Dom Jo�o de Castro and of St. Francis Xavier, the Holy Inquisition was established in Goa.

From Rulers of India: Albuquerque by Stephens, Henry Morse