Francis Borgia
Francis Borgia, (28 October 1510 – 30 September 1572) was a Spanish Jesuit priest. The great-grandson of both Pope Alexander VI and King Ferdinand II of Aragon, he was Duke of Gandía and a grandee of Spain. After the death of his wife, Borgia renounced his titles and became a priest in the Society of Jesus, later serving as its third superior general. He was canonized on 20 June 1670 by Pope Clement X.
Patron saint of Against earthquakes; Portugal; Gandía; Rota, Marianas
In the Martyrology
- September 30 Saint Francisco de Borja, Jesuit priest