AND THE LEGACY OF A NAME
BY REVEREND CHARLES J. CHAPUT, O.F.M. Cap., D.D.
Archbishop of Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA PA (March 15, 2013)–Francis is the name of several extraordinary saints. Francis ![\"Unknown\"](\"https://www.gloucestercitynews.net/.a/6a00d8341bf7d953ef017ee967df95970d-150wi\" "\\"Unknown\\"/")
Xavier, cofounder of the Jesuits, is one of history\’s greatest missionaries. Francis Borgia, a member of one of the most famous (and infamous) families of the Renaissance, turned away from wealth and privilege, joined the Society of Jesus and rose to become its superior general. And Francis De Sales, the great mystical writer, ascetic and bishop, founded a religious order of women with St. Jane De Chantal. He also worked closely with the Capuchin Franciscans to preach a renewed Catholic faith in his diocese in the wake of the Reformation.
