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title: The Miracles of St. Francis Xavier, c. 1617-1618
author: Peter Paul Rubens
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19131/the-miracles-of-st-francis-xavier-c-1617-1618/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2024-06-21
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# The Miracles of St. Francis Xavier, c. 1617-1618

_Authored by Peter Paul Rubens_

## Image File

[![The Miracles of St. Francis Xavier, c. 1617-1618](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19131.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19131.jpg)

## Image Caption

*The Miracles of St. Francis Xavier*, oil on canvas by Peter [Paul](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Paul/) Rubens, 1617/1618. In it, Francis Xavier preaches to the peoples of Asia and [Africa](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/africa/), with the destruction of an idol in the background. Several individuals are being brought back to life, such as the baby with water coming from its mouth, a reference to an event that happened in Goa when Xavier resurrected a drowned child. Notice also the man dressed in Korean garment, standing to the right of the individual in armour.

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Rubens, P. P. (2024, June 21). The Miracles of St. Francis Xavier, c. 1617-1618. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19131/the-miracles-of-st-francis-xavier-c-1617-1618/>
### Chicago
Rubens, Peter Paul. "The Miracles of St. Francis Xavier, c. 1617-1618." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 21, 2024. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19131/the-miracles-of-st-francis-xavier-c-1617-1618/>.
### MLA
Rubens, Peter Paul. "The Miracles of St. Francis Xavier, c. 1617-1618." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Jun 2024, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19131/the-miracles-of-st-francis-xavier-c-1617-1618/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peter_Paul_Rubens_-_The_miracles_of_St._Francis_Xavier_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg) by [**Peter Paul Rubens**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peter_Paul_Rubens_-_The_miracles_of_St._Francis_Xavier_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg). Submitted by [Matthew Allison](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/matthewallison/ "User Page: Matthew Allison"), published on 21 June 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.