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Image details : Tomb of St Francis Xavier in the Church of Bom Jesus, Goa - 1880 Photograph of the Tomb of St Francis Xavier in the Church of Bom Jesus, Goa, from the Lee-Warner Collection: 'Bombay Presidency' taken by an unknown photographer in the 1880s. Born in Navarre, Spain, St. Francis Xavier (1506-52), was a former pupil of St. Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Jesuit order; he was ordained in 1537 and came to Goa in 1542. During his time in Goa, St. Francis was credited with nursing the sick, founding numerous churches, converting thirty thousand people as well as performing miracles. Later he went to Sri Lanka, Malaysia, China and Japan to carry on his missionary work. St. Francis died in 1552 at Sancian Island off the coast of China at the age of 46; his body was later moved back to Goa. The tomb, the gift of the Grand Duke Cosmos III of Tuscany was carved by the sculptor Giovanni Batista Foggini; it took ten years to complete and was erected in 1698. Constructed of jasper and marble, the tomb was set out in three tiers: base, mausoleum and casket. The bronze plaques in the middle depict scenes from the life of St. Francis, and in front of the casket is a fine silver statue of the saint. The interior of the chapel is richly ornamented with carved detail and paintings illustrating scenes from the saint’s life. Once in a decade, the saint’s remains are displayed to the public on the anniversary of his death, 3rd December. Source : British Library

I did not know they still do that. It used to be annual, and supposedly the remains did not decompose- can this be?

Is this exquisite structure the tomb of St Francis Xavier, or just the casket containing his remains? Beautiful workmanship!

He is more famous for bringing the "Inquisition" in Goa.Converting 30000 people mostly brahmins was certainly not a miracle considering the methods used.

St Francis is one of the highly respected saint ... his grave & the church which house it- is one of the best 1600 century architecture in India .. I think future Indians will know more about his truthful life than the mythological stories which float around

Much likethePundits have been displaced acrossIndia because of the Kashmir situation. An entire community of GSB's has been spread across the Karnataka, TN & Kerala because of the atrocities during this time.

The French philosopher Voltaire wrote: "Goa is sadly famous for its inquisition, which is contrary to humanity as much as to commerce. The Portuguese monks deluded us into believing that the Indian populace was worshiping The Devil, while it is they who served him." "Voltaire, Lettres sur l'origine des sciences et sur celle des peuples de l'Asie (first published Paris, 1777), letter of 15 December 1775."