write about the role and contributions of St. Francis Xavier in the reformation
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St. Francis Xavier played an important role as a missionary during the reformation movement. He did so for Christianity and came to be known as the “Apostle of the Indies and Japan.”
He was in this movement after being inspired by one of his close companions. After mutual collaboration with a few others who believed on the same lines, St Francis went to serve the Catholic Church in Rome, in 1537.
His contributions include,
-His services to the Catholic Church.
-Him ministering in Lisbon.
-Coordinating among the Portuguese settlers and native people in South India, as the middleman.
-Helped in bringing about changes in customs on local level in Japan.
-Became an idol and cultural beacon to people of Shangchuan.
Explanation:
St. Francis Xavier played an important role in the Reformation and spread of the Catholic Faith in Christianity in the Eastern side of Asia. The reformation movement was in full swing in the West and at that time Fr. Ignatius Loyola started the Society of Jesus to carry on the Reformation activities.
'St. Francis Xavier' was the co-founder of the 'Society Of Jesus'. St. Francis Xavier played a major role in this and his aim was more to spread Christianity than the Reformation of the Catholic Churches.
His work on this activity was enormous and he was later given the status of a Saint. He died in Goa.