St. Anthony figure and a photograph of St. Francis Xavier 公开 Deposited
A small figure of St. Anthony and a photograph of the incorruptible body of St. Francis Xavier displayed at the Basilica of Bom Jesus at Velha Goa are displayed on the wall of the chapel. St. Anthony was the patron saint of Padua and was venerated in Portugal and the colonies of the Portuguese Empire. St. Francis Xavier, though born in Xavier, Spain, became a Catholic missionary working for the Portuguese Empire, spreading Catholicism in India, Malacca, China, and Japan. Both are venerated as saints among Catholics in Goa, which for 450 years was part of the former Portuguese Empire.
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