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The 45-day exposition of St Francis Xavier's relics in Old Goa concluded, attracting over 80 lakh pilgrims. The event ...

Recording from Saint Francis Xavier Church, Gardiner Street, Dublin. Speech given by an American [likely Reverend John Tynan] on the arrival of the relic of Saint Francis Xavier in Ireland.

The 45-day exposition of the holy relics of St Francis Xavier at Old Goa culminated on Sunday, with the authorities ...

This winter in Goa, from November 21 till January 5, 2025, sees the once-in-a-decade exposition of the relics of Saint Francis Xavier. This is an opportunity for the faithful to see the ‘incorruptible ...

Panaji: The 18th Exposition of the relics of St Francis Xavier drew to a close on Sunday, with thousands of devotees ...

The only reason given was Francis Xavier.” Jesuits in India spread agricultural knowledge, popularised the printing press and ...

St. Francis Xavier continues to captivate the hearts of millions of pilgrims who visit his sacred relics enshrined at the Basilica de Bom Jesus in Old Goa. This year, the numbers are expected to ...

(Kyodo) OLD GOA, India (Kyodo) -- An exposition of the sacred relics of St. Francis Xavier, the famed 16th-century Jesuit missionary, has been held in the southwestern Indian city of Old Goa ...

On November 21, the 18th Exhibition of the Relics of Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552) was inaugurated in the old town of Goa. Such an exhibition takes place every ten years and brings thousands of ...

Enshrined in an elaborate tomb carved by Italian sculptor Giovanni Battista Foggini are the 470-year-old mortal remains (or relics ... the saint. The bas relief depicting St Francis Xavier ...