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This is the story of a missionary who died alone on a desolate island within sight of the land of his lifes dream, unaware that he had forever changed the face and the race of Christianity.

During the Age of Exploration, the world began to shrink as more and more Europeans journeyed far from home where they met the peoples of Africa and the Americas, India and the East. While the history of exploration and globalizationtells of murderous mistakes and tragic ignorance, one mans encounter with the diverse world looms large as one of compassion, invitation, and grace.

Narrated by Academy Award-winner Liam Neeson and filmed on location in the footsteps of the Jesuit missionary, Xavier: Missionary & Saint, features stunning scenery from Rome, Spain, Paris, India, China, and Japan as well as interviews with world-renowned scholars in the fields of history and theology. Through scholarship and image, Xavier commemorates the 500th anniversary of the birth of the most successful missionary since St. Paul.

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As a period of time stretching from the early 1400s into the late 1600s, the 'Age of Exploration' witnessed millions of Europeans journeying from the safety and fortitude of their own continent into the unknown of the surrounding world, where they met and co-mingled with theretofore unfamiliar races from Africa, Asia and North and South America. Though such an era was characterized by sweeping ignorance and murderous error, one remarkable man projected the opposite qualities. Xavier, a missionary who later achieved sainthood, consistently projected compassion and grace when confronted with diversity, but ironically ended his life alone and stranded on a barren island. As narrated by Oscar-winner Liam Neeson, this remarkable documentary tells Xavier's unique and amazing story; it draws from such elements as interviews with theologians and historians and makes use of on-location scenery shot in countries including India, China, Spain and Italy. The program was produced to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Xavier's birth. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi