A fragile peace was broken in 1467, when Ibrahim of Kazan came to the throne and Ivan III of Russia supported the claims of his ally or vassal Qasim Khan.Ivan's army sailed down the Volga, with their eyes fixed on Kazan, but autumn rains and rasputitsa ("quagmire season") hindered the progress of Russian forces. When frosty winter came, the Russian generals launched an …

Francis Xavier was born in the royal castle of Xavier, in the Kingdom of Navarre, on 7 April 1506 according to a family register.He was the youngest son of Juan de Jasso y Atondo, seneschal of Xavier castle, who belonged to a prosperous farming family and had acquired a doctorate in law at the University of Bologna. Basque was his mother tongue.Juan later became a privy …

Francisco de Xavier (spanisch Francisco de Gassu y Javier, Francisco de Jassu y Azpilcueta; * 7.April 1506 in Castillo de Javier bei Sangüesa, Spanien; † 3. Dezember 1552 auf der Insel Shangchuan Dao bei Kanton in China), im deutschsprachigen Raum bekannt als hl. Franz Xaver, im italienischen als Francesco Saverio, war einer der Wegbereiter christlicher Mission in …