Saint Francis of the Seven Seas: (Vision Books) [Paperback]

Albert F. Nevins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1995 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Vision Books

St. Francis of the Seven Seas Albert J. Nevins, M.M. Vision Books After his war-torn boyhood in Navarre, Francis Xavier went to the University of Paris, determined to have a good time. He was interested in sports and became broadjumping champion of his college, and did not pay much attention to his studies. At first he scoffed at his fellow student, Ignatius Loyola, a former soldier who wanted to win the world for God. But Ignatius showed him that true champions are a far more heroic breed - those who risk their all to win the world for God. Francis joined Ignatius' followers, and became one of the first members of the Society of Jesus. Francis Xavier was selected by Ignatius to do missionary work in India. To all sixteenth-century travelers, a voyage from Portugal to India meant months of deadly peril from storms, pirates, and diseases. But to Francis Xavier, it also meant a chance to win the Orient for Jesus Christ. This great saint's eagerness to spread the Word of God involved him with the pearl divers of the Indian coast, the natives of Malaya and the Spice Islands, the cannibals of Morotni and the hostile feudal lords of ancient Japan.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 130 pages
• Publisher: Ignatius Press (December 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898705193
• ISBN-13: 978-0898705195
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #983,630 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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