Navarre
A place in the history of the Church
An old kingdom in northern Spain, in the Pyrenees. Its capital is Pamplona.
What happened here
- St. Francis Xavier: he was born on April 7, 1506, in the castle of Xavier, in Navarre. His name comes from that castle.
Today
It is a region of northern Spain.
Source: Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), “St. Francis Xavier”; Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), “Navarre”; Pope Francis, general audience of May 17, 2023