Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gand%C3%ADa


Saint Francis Borgia, S.J., 4th Duke of Ganda was a Grandee of Spain, a Spanish Jesuit, and third Superior General of the Society of Jesus. He was canonized onJune 1670 by Pope Clement X.

He was born in the Duchy of Ganda, Valencia onOctober 1510. His father was Juan Borgia, 3rd Duke of Ganda, the son of Giovanni Borgia, the son of Pope Alexander VI . His mother was Juana, daughter of Alonso de Aragn, Archbishop of Zaragoza, who, in turn, was the illegitimate son of King Ferdinand II of Aragon. His brother, Toms de Borja y Castro, also became a clergyman, becoming the Bishop of Mlaga, and later the Archbishop of Zaragoza.

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