Saint-François-Xavier: history and sights
Served by: metro line 13.
Did you know?
Named after a church dedicated to Saint Francis Xavier, a 16th-century Jesuit missionary who evangelised India and Japan, considered the patron saint of Catholic missions.
Anecdote
Saint Francis Xavier was one of the first European missionaries to reach Japan, in the mid-16th century.
Around Saint-François-Xavier
- Hôtel des Invalides, 700 m away — A monumental complex founded by Louis XIV, home to Napoleon's tomb beneath its gilded dome.
- Musée Rodin, 550 m away — A museum devoted to sculptor Auguste Rodin, in a mansion surrounded by a sculpture garden.
- Église Saint-François-Xavier, 130 m away — A 19th-century neo-Renaissance church dedicated to the Jesuit missionary of the same name.