Francis Borgia

Saint Francis Borgia SJ
Painting by Alonso Cano, 1624
Duke of Gandía Confessor Priest
Born	28 October 1510 Duchy of Gandia, Kingdom of Valencia, Spain
Died	30 September 1572 (aged 61) Rome, Papal States
Venerated in	Catholic Church
Beatified	23 November 1624, Madrid, Kingdom of Spain by Pope Urban VIII
Canonized	20 June 1670, Rome by Pope Clement X
Major shrine	Relics translated to the Jesuit church in Madrid, 1901
Feast	30 September 10 October (1688–1969) 3 October (Jesuits)[1]
Attributes	Skull crowned with an emperor's diadem
Patronage	Against earthquakes; Portugal; Gandía; Rota, Marianas

Francis Borgia SJ (Valencian: Francesc de Borja; Spanish: Francisco de Borja; 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.