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The St Francis Xavier Foreign Mission Society was officially launched on the 3rd December 1895, the feast of St. Francis Xavier. From the outset Guido Maria Conforti determined that his missionary family would be a religious order, with members professing the vows of Chastity, Poverty and Obedience. He also determined that the Order’s exclusive commitment to the universal Mission of the Church would be guaranteed with members taking a fourth vow of Mission.
Origins
- Who Are We
- 25th April, 2009
“make the world a single family”
The St Francis Xavier Foreign Mission Society was formed on the feast of St. Francis Xavier (3rd December) 1895. Founder Guido Maria Conforti determined that the missionary family would be a religious order, wi...
Founder
- Who Are We
- 25th April, 2009
Guido Giuseppe Maria Conforti was born near Parma on March 30th, 1865 to Rinaldo Conforti and Antonia Adorni. Guido was the eighth of ten children. His education was placed in the hands of the Christian Brothers. His primary schooling began in Parm...
Our Patron
- Who Are We
- 25th April, 2009
Saint Francis Xavier was born in 1506 in Navarre, Spain. Francis was the youngest of six children, success and fame followed him wherever he went. Whilst studying at the Collège Sainte-Barbe in Paris, Francis met Ignatius of Loyola. Francis was p...