St. Francis Borgia

Nobleman, raised in the court of King Charles V.
Great-grandson of Pope Alexander VI.

Married, and the father of 8 children.
Widower.

Friend and advisor of Saint Ignatius of Loyola.
Given charge of the Jesuit missions in the East and West Indies.
Third Jesuit Superior General in 1560.
Concerned that Jesuits were in danger of getting too involved in their work, he introduced their daily hour-long meditation. Under his generalship the Society established its missions in Florida, New Spain and Peru and greatly developed its internal structures, and for this Francis is sometimes called the Second Founder of the Society of Jesus.
Great mover in the counter-reformation.

Died at 30 September 1572 at Ferrara

Canonized in 1671