Historian H. Paul Varley notes the description of Japan given by Jesuit leader St. Francis Xavier (1506–1552): "There is no nation in the world which fears death less." Xavier further describes the honour and manners of the people: "I fancy that there are no people in the world more punctilious about their honour than the Japanese, for they will not put up with a single insult or even a word spoken in anger." Xavier spent the years 1549–1551 converting Japanese to Christianity. He also observed: "The Japanese are much braver and more warlike than the people of China, Korea, Ternate and all of the other nations around the Philippines." COUNT 5
QSN1 What religious order was St. Francis Xavier in? ANS1 Jesuit QSN2 When was St. Francis Xavier born? ANS2 1506 QSN3 When did St. Francis Xavier die? ANS3 1552 QSN4 When did Xavier try to convert Japan to Christianity? ANS4 1549–1551 QSN5 Who were the Japanese regarded as braver than? ANS5 the people of China, Korea, Ternate and all of the other nations around the Philippines