Exposition of Sacred relics of Saint Francis Xavier

About Saint Francis Xavier

• He was a Spanish Jesuit missionary and co-founder of the Society of Jesus
• In 1542 he arrived in Goa under the orders of King John III of Portugal.
• He was sent to revive Christianity among Portuguese settlers and convert locals.
• He died in 1552 on Shangchuan Island, off the coast of China. Initially buried on the island, his body was later exhumed and brought to Goa in 1554.
• Currently the relics of Francis Xavier are kept at the Basilica of Bom Jesus, Old Goa in a 400-year-old silver casket.
• He is referred to as “Goencho Saib” (Lord of Goa) also he is the patron saint of Goa.
• His work extended beyond Goa to other parts of Asia, including Japan and the Malacca region.

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