# St. Francis Xavier — Short Fiction character guide

> St. Francis Xavier in Short Fiction by Akutagawa Ryūnosuke.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** St. Francis, Francis Xavier

**First appearance:** 0004-tobacco-and-the-devil

## Who they are

The historical missionary whose arrival in Japan is depicted in a narrative.

## Relationships

### [the Devil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_59_se/characters/the_devil)

_rivalry_

A cosmic struggle between good and evil, with St. Francis Xavier opposing the Devil's temptations.

## In the story

### [Tobacco and the Devil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_59_se/chapters/tobacco-and-the-devil)

Approves the Devil's planting, unaware of the true nature of the crop, and later drives the Devil off with the holy pentagram.

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