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Theodore Ryken

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Theodore James Ryken was a Belgian Roman Catholic who became known as Brother Francis Xavier and founder of the Xaverian Brothers.[1] Ryken was raised as a shoemaker by his uncle after he was orphaned at a young age in Brussels, Belgium.

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  1. ^ Public Domain Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Theodore James Ryken". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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