Xa·vi·er 
(zāvē-ər, zăvē-), Saint Francis 1506-1552.
(zāvē-ər, zăvē-), Saint Francis 1506-1552. Spanish Jesuit missionary. A cofounder of the Society of Jesus (1534) with Ignatius of Loyola, he established missions in Japan, Ceylon, and the East Indies.
Saint Francis Xavier18th-century Cuzco School painting