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| Keywords: Francis Borgia.jpg El lienzo representa a San Francisco de Borja 1510-1572 duque de Gandía y general de la Compañía de Jesús Francis Borgia born 28 October 1510 was the son of Juan Borgia third Duke of Gandia Raised in the court of King Charles V Accompanied Charles on his expedition to Africa 1535 and to Provence 1536 Viceroy of Catalonia 1539-1543 IV Duke of Gandia 1543-1550 Widower in 1546 Friend and advisor of Saint Ignatius of Loyola Joined the Jesuits in 1548 Ordained in 1551 Notable preacher In 1565 elected third father general of the Jesuits after the founder and Diego Lainez The Order made great progress during his seven-year rule Died 30 September 1572 Clement X signed the bull of canonization of St Francis Borgia on 20 June 1670 After various vicissitudes the remains were carried to Madrid in 1901 Currently the relics are honoured in the Church of Society of Jesus named after the Saint; in Madrid Painted by Alonso Cano Granada 1601-1667 � Now at the Museum of Bellas Artes Seville Fsancis Borgia portrayed as a Jesuit holding a skull crowned with an imperial diadem The symbol represents a period of Borgia s life When young empress Isabella died Francis was commissioned to convey her remains to Granada where they were interred The death of the empress caused the first break in his brilliant career The coffin had to be opened for him that he might verify the body before it was placed in the tomb; the body was so unrecognizable to his eyes that he vowed never again to serve any earthly sovereign He appreciated the vanity of life and of its grandeurs and detached from the court 1624 Creator Alonso Cano oil canvas Size cm 120 186 Institution Museo de Bellas Artes Seville http //ceres mcu es/pages/Main object history credit line accession number CE0087P source 100px PD-old-100-1923 San Francisco de Borja de Alonso Cano Museo de Bellas Artes de Sevilla | ||||
