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Chico Xavier ((:ˈʃiku ʃɐviˈɛʁ)) or Francisco Cândido Xavier, born Francisco de Paula Cândido ((:fɾɐ̃ˈsisku dʒi ˈpawlɐ ˈkɐ̃dʒidu), April 2, 1910 – June 30, 2002) was a popular philanthropist and medium in the spiritist religion. He wrote most of 450 books using a process known as "psychography".〔Playfair, Guy Lyon. ''Chico Xavier, Medium of the Century''. Roundtable Publishing, 2010, ISBN 0-9564493-1-X〕〔Lucchetti G, Daher JC Jr, Iandoli D Jr, Gonçalves JP, Lucchetti AL. (''Historical and cultural aspects of the pineal gland: comparison between the theories provided by Spiritism in the 1940s and the current scientific evidence.'' ). Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2013;34(8):745-55. (Indexed in PubMed ).〕 Xavier was born in the city of Pedro Leopoldo, State of Minas Gerais and is popularly known as "Chico Xavier" (''Chico'' is the Portuguese nickname for ''Francisco''). Xavier called his spiritual guide Emmanuel, who according to Xavier, lived in ancient Rome as Senator Publius Lentulus, was reincarnated in Spain as Father Damien, and later as a professor at the Sorbonne.〔〔 Xavier's work produced religious teachings, novels, and works of philosophy. His books sold an estimated 50 million copies, profits of which were all channelled into charity work.〔〔Langellier JP. (''Un homme insignifiant'' ). Le Monde, 12/05/2010.〕〔Moreira-Almeida, Alexander. (''Scientific research on mediumship and mind-brain relationship: reviewing the evidence'' ) (In Portuguese). Rev. psiquiatr. clín. vol.40 no.6 São Paulo 2013.〕〔Martha Mendonça. (''Chico Xavier e a alma do Brasil'' ) (In Portuguese). Época Magazine, 01/03/2010.〕 Xavier believed he was only a channel for the work of the spirits and that he was not able to produce any miracle such as healing people. He believed he could not contact someone that was dead, unless their spirit was willing to be contacted. His appearances on TV talk shows in the late 1960s and early 1970s helped to establish Spiritism as one of the major religions professed in Brazil. Xavier's popularity remained unchanged in Brazil throughout his life. Despite health problems he kept working up to his death, on June 30, 2002 in Uberaba. In 2010, a movie biography entitled ''Chico Xavier'' was released in Brazil. Directed by Daniel Filho, the film dramatized Xavier's life.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chico Xavier (film) )〕 On October 3, 2012, the SBT television TV show ''O Maior Brasileiro de Todos os Tempos'' named Chico Xavier "The Greatest Brazilian of all time", based on a viewer-supported survey. == Biography == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chico Xavier」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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