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The Jesuit-founded city of São Borja, in southern Brazil, is named after Francis Borgia. [citation needed] St. Francis Borgia Regional High School is located in Washington, Missouri. [18] Marc-Antoine Charpentier composed Motet pour St François de Borgia (H.354, for 1 voice, 2 treble instruments, and continuo) in his honor in the late 1680s.
Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía (1510–1572), great-grandson of Pope Alexander VI. Became an effective organizer of the Society of Jesus. Canonized by Clement X as "Saint Francis Borgia" on 20 June 1670. [22] Juan de Borja y Castro (1533–1606) Tomás de Borja y Castro (1551–1610) Juan Buenaventura de Borja y Armendia (1564* – 1628)
Isabella Borgia Enriquez (Spanish: Isabel de Borja y Enríquez; Catalan: Isabel Borja Enríquez; later known with her religious name Francisca de Jesus, Catalan: Francesca de Jesus; 5 January 1498 - 28 October 1557) was an Italian-Spanish noblewoman, religious and writer, daughter of Juan Borgia, II Duke of Gandia, illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI, and Maria Enriquez de Luna.
Gaspar de Borja y Velasco (26 June 1580 [1] – 28 December 1645) was a Spanish cardinal, ecclesiastic and politician.He belonged to the house of Borgia (though he always used the Spanish spelling of Borja) and served as Primate of Spain, Archbishop of Seville, Archbishop of Toledo and viceroy of Naples. [2]
Luca Giordano, The Patron Saints of Naples (Baculus, Euphebius, Francis Borgia, Aspren (kneeling), and Candida the Elder) adoring the Crucifix, 17th century. Royal Palace (Naples) . The city of Naples has more than 50 official patron saints , although its principal patron is Saint Januarius . [ 1 ]
She was a distant relative of Francisco de Borja y Aragón, poet and viceroy of Peru from 1615 to 1621, and, like him, descended from Saint Francis Borgia. She was the daughter of Francisco Diego Pascual de Borja y Aragón y Centelles , 8th duque de Gandía , and of Artemisa María Ana Teresa Gertrudis, princesa de Doria de Melfi.
The Borgias: The Hidden History is a 2013 non-fiction book by G. J. Meyer about the history of the Borgia family in Renaissance Italy.Based on a re-examination of contemporary and modern material, it contradicts a number of the generally accepted statements about the Borgia popes and their relatives.
Francisco Borgia may refer to following members of the Borgia family: Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, a Spanish nobleman and catholic saint; Francisco de Borja, a Spanish cardinal; Francisco de Borja y Aragón, a Spanish writer and official; Francisco Antonio de Borja-Centelles y Ponce de Léon, a Spanish cardinal