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Originally Posted by WCsweet<3
Maybe after St. Francis Xavier?
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Originally Posted by dekeguy
Te Deum Laudamus! A Jesuit who has taken his regnal name from St. Francis Xavier, arguably one of the greatest Jesuit Saints, known as the Apostle to the East!
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Originally Posted by ADPiEE
Maybe is name is after St. Francis Assisi because of his love for the poor?
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Originally Posted by MysticCat
Yeah, I'm seeing reports that it's for St. Francis of Assisi too, but I can't help but wonder if they're just assuming like I did.
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Originally Posted by PhoenixAzul
I'm on team Asisi too...
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Well, to add to the mix, apparently St. Francis Solano, a Franciscan who was educated by Jesuits and a missionary to South America and is known as the Wonder Worker of the New World, is patron saint of Argentina (and Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Peru). That had to have factored in.
In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if the Francis is for all three St. Francises. Maybe St. Francis de Sales too?