But soon after Xavier's death accounts of miracles began to appear. He was said to have had the gift of tongues, although his letters are full of the difficulties of the Japanese language and the paucity of good interpreters. It was said that, on one occasion when his companions were thirsty at sea, he transformed salt water into fresh. When he lost a crucifix in the sea, a crab restored it to him. ... In 1622, when he was canonized, it became necessary to prove, to the satisfaction of the Vatican authorities, that he had performed miracles, for without such proof no one can become a saint. .. Catholic writers still credit him with miraculous powers.
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