St. Anthony figure and a photograph of St. Francis Xavier
St. Anthony figure and a photograph of St. Francis Xavier
Description:
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.
Location:
Mazagaon
Date_accepted:
2024-03-13T11:07:36Z
Modified:
2024-03-13T14:33:06Z
Type:
Image
Creator:
Mumbai Archive Project
Contributor:
Ayan Ghosh and Ankita Jain
Publisher:
Jio Institute
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
References:
Goans, Kudd, Special Collections, Mumbai, Mazagaon, Club of St Anthony, Mumbai Archive Project, Deussua, and St Anthony