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Wednesday, Dec 08, 2004
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People Patron saint Paul Noronha
The body of St. Francis Xavier lies in a silver casket as believers kiss his feet from outside the glass case at the Basilica of Bom Jesus in Goa, which is on exposition till January 2, 2005. St. Francis Xavier was a great Christian missionary who preached the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the people of Asia. St. Xavier died of fever on December 2, 1552, in China and was buried. A few months later a Jesuit brother disinterred the body and discovered to his surprise that it had not decomposed. This was reported to the Vatican and the title of Saint was conferred upon Xavier. The body was interred in a cemetery in Malacca for about two years before it was brought to its final resting place in Goa.
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