Br. Xavier Marie was born and raised in China. At the age of 15, he became an exchange student in Laredo, Texas, where he was received into the Catholic Church. He studied Biomedical Engineering at UC Berkeley. During college, he felt the call to be a religious priest and encountered the Order of Preachers. Inspired by the stories of St. Francis Xavier and St. Dominic, he joined the Order in the Western Dominican Province of the US in 2019 and made solemn profession in 2025. He enjoys playing basketball, rock climbing, calligraphy, and Chinese tea.
xwu@opeast.org