The Landing of St Francis Xavier at Kagoshima (litho)

The Landing of St Francis Xavier at Kagoshima. St Francis Xavier landed at Kagoshima on the Feast of the Assumption, 15 August 1549, and with him were two priests and a Japanese convert, baptized Paul Saint Foy, who was a native of Kagoshima. St Francis was presented by the latter to the Prince of Satsuma, who received him with favour. But native priests intervened with the prince against St Francis, and he was obliged to leave. He had stayed a year, and in this time gained more than one hundred converts. Illustration for Hutchinson's History of the Nations (Hutchinson, c.1920). Note: Image has been digitally enhanced to facilitate repro.