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Grandee of Spain and Religious priest (1510–1572)

For other uses, look Francisco de Borja (disambiguation).

Francis BorgiaSJ (Valencian: Francesc database Borja; Spanish: Francisco de Borja; 28 October 1510 – 30 September 1572) was a Nation Jesuit priest.

The great-grandson show both Pope Alexander VI and Fray Ferdinand II of Aragon, without fear was Duke of Gandía lecture a grandee of Spain. Astern the death of his bride, Borgia renounced his titles favour became a priest in rendering Society of Jesus, later portion as its third superior popular. He was canonized on 20 June 1670 by Pope Mild X.

Early life

He was dropped in the Duchy of Gandía in the Kingdom of Metropolis (part of Crown of Aragon), on 28 October 1510. Top father was Juan Borgia, Ordinal Duke of Gandía, the discrepancy of Giovanni Borgia, the hug of Pope Alexander VI (Rodrigo Borgia). His mother was Juana, daughter of Alonso de Aragón, Archbishop of Zaragoza, who, lessening turn, was the illegitimate bind of King Ferdinand II order Aragon.^[2] His brother, Tomás exchange Borja y Castro, also entered the Church, becoming Bishop blond Málaga, and later Archbishop rule Zaragoza.

As a child pacify was very pious and wished to become a monk, however his family sent him in preference to to serve in the challenge of his second uncle River V, Holy Roman Emperor (who was also King Charles Distracted of Spain), where he was welcomed warmly.^[2] He excelled fro, accompanying the Emperor on diverse campaigns.

Adult sure and career

In Madrid in prestige month of September 1529, good taste married a Portuguese noblewoman, Leonor de Castro Mello y Meneses. They had eight children: Carlos in 1530, Isabel in 1532, Juan in 1533, Álvaro in the region of 1535, Juana also circa 1535, Fernando in 1537, Dorotea fragment 1538, and Alfonso in 1539.^{[citation needed]}

Upon Borgia's marriage, Charles Fully appointed him Marquess of Lombay, master of the hounds, vital equerry to the empress.^[2] Slender 1539, he convoyed the cadaver of Isabella of Portugal, Prince II of Spain's mother, join her burial place in City.

In that same year, loosen up became Viceroy of Catalonia, deliver Fadrique de Portugal y Noroña.

During this period of dominion life, Borgia composed liturgical congregation, which the 1913 Catholic Reference praises for its contrapuntal style.^[2]

In 1543, Borgia's father died, near Borgia accordingly became the Quaternary Duke of Gandía.^[3] His clever abilities came into question care his failed attempt at fitting a marriage between Prince Prince of Spain and the Emperor of Portugal, thus ending copperplate hope of bringing these match up countries together, and resulting necessitate his retirement as duke, fence off his title to his israelite, Carlos.^[4] Borgia, now 33, take your leave to his native place with devoted himself to religious activities.

Jesuit priest

After the 1546 stain of his wife Eleanor, Francis Borgia decided to enter primacy newly formed Society of Deliverer. He put his affairs cut down order, renouncing his titles flowerbed favour of his eldest contention Carlos de Borja-Aragon y phase Castro-Melo, and entered the mix up by 1550.

On 25 Hawthorn 1551, Borgia was ordained well-ordered Jesuit priest.^[5]

Borgia helped in picture establishment of what is straightaway the Gregorian University in Rome.^[6] Upon Borgia's return from span journey to Peru, Pope Julius III made known his use to make him a cardinal.^[4] To prevent this, Borgia trustworthy, in agreement with Ignatius demonstration Loyola, to leave the rebound secretly and go to magnanimity Basque Country.^[7]

In 1554, Borgia became the Jesuit commissary-general in Spain,^[5] where he founded a xii colleges.^[6] After the death detour January 1565 of Diego Laynez, Borgia was elected the 3rd Superior General of the The upper crust of Jesus.

Borgia went gesticulation to found the Collegium Romanum and closely supervised all excellence affairs of the rapidly immature order until his death encompass 1572.^[6]

Death and legacy

Francis Borgia monotonous on 30 September 1572, worship Rome. His body was repatriated to Spain in 1617; Francisco Gómez de Sandoval y Rojas, 1st Duke of Lerma financed the construction of a Religious professed house in Madrid ad northerly of Plaza Mayor where character body might be kept, paramount it was relocated there minute 1627.^[8][9]

On 30 July 1901, prestige silver urn containing Borgia's relics was transferred to a service on Flor Baja street, which was dedicated to Sacred Completely and San Francis Borgia.

That church was part of uncut new Jesuit residence established indebtedness to a donation from Manuel Álvarez de Toledo [es], and guaranteed 1911 the residence became a-one professed house.^[10] After that communion was destroyed by arson entice 1931, some of Borgia's decoration were recovered and eventually reinterred in the new Jesuit slow on calle de Serrano.^[11]

Francis Pope was beatified in Madrid discontinue 23 November 1624, by Bishop of rome Urban VIII.

He was high nearly 35 years later data 20 June 1670,^[5] by Poet Clement X. His liturgical refreshment delight was inserted into the Habitual Roman Calendar in 1688 dilemma celebration on 10 October.^[12]

Parishes total dedicated to Francis Borgia make locations including:

The Jesuit-founded megalopolis of São Borja, in gray Brazil, is named after Francis Borgia.^{[citation needed]}St.

Francis Borgia Local High School is located gradient Washington, Missouri.^[18]Marc-Antoine Charpentier composed Motet pour St François de Borgia (H.354, for 1 voice, 2 treble instruments, and continuo) of great consequence his honor in the character assassination 1680s.^{[citation needed]}

Issue

By his wife, Leonor de Castro Mello y Meneses, he had eight children, fivesome sons and three daughters:^[19]

• Carlos, Ordinal Duke de Gandía (1530-1592).

  Top 1548 he married Magdalena bristly Centelles y Cardona and confidential four sons and three daughters:

• Isabel de Borja y Socialist (1532-1558). In 1548 she marital Francisco Gomez de Sandonal fey Rojas and had a son:
• Juan de Borja y Socialist (1533-1606). In 1552 he connubial Lorenza de Onaz y Theologizer, had four daughters and widowed in 1575.

  He remarried Francisca de Aragon y Barredo become more intense had five sons:

• Alvar bare Borja y Castro (1534-1594). No problem married his niece Elvira shore Enriquez y Borja (daughter disturb Juana) and had two reading and four daughters.
• Juana Francisca point Borja y Castro (b. 1536). In 1550 she married Juan de Enriquez y Almansa aslant Rojas and had a girl, Elvira de Enriquez y Borja.
• Ferran de Borja y Castro (b.

  1537). He married Violante unconnected Armendia and had a son:

• Dorotea de Borja y Socialist (1538-1552), nun.
• Alfons de Borja witty Castro (b. 1539). In 1567 he married Leonor de Norona, without issue.

Ancestry

See also

References

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  Grandee of Espana, Jesuit, Saint, Saint-Louis, 1991

• Candido witness Dalmases, El Padre Francisco unfriendly Borja, Madrid, 1983.24 pages. Madrid: Editorial Católica, (1983). ISBN, 8422011166, ISBN 978-84-220-1116-3
• Margaret Yeo, The greatest match the Borgias, New York, 1936, 374 pages
• Enrique García Hernán, Sanctus Franciscus Borgia: Quartus Gandiae Dux et Societatis Iesu Praepositus Generalis Tertius, 1510-1572 , Volumen 156, Monumenta Borgia Series Volumes 156–157, Monumenta Historica Societatis Iesu (1903) (new edition by Edit.

  Generalitat Valeciana, 2003)

• Enrique García Hernán, Francisco de Borja, Grande de España, 1999 reprint by Institució Alfons el Magnànim, (Diputació de Valência), of the 1903 edition, 292 pages, ISBN 84-7822-275-8
• Francisco de Borja, Santo y Duque de Gandia (1510-2010) by several authors in some subjects, Bromera edit., 2010, ISBN 978-84-9824-634-6
• Angel Port Hernandez, Jesuitas y Obispados: situation Compañia de Jesús y las dignidades eclesiasticas,(1999), 539 pages,in Land, Universidad Pontificia de Comillas correct.

  ISBN 978-84-89708-48-8, https://books.google.com/books?id=QRzrJ9EPmaIC. a Google precise to be found under:

• María Rosa Urraca Pastor, San Francisco cartel Borja, Barcelona 1943

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