The Bom Jesus Basilica is in Goa, India. The basilica holds the mortal remains of St Francis Xavier.It is just 2km from the city of panjim. This holy place was once capital city of goa in mid portugase times. Image File history File links BomJesusBasilica-Goa. ... Image File history File links BomJesusBasilica-Goa. ... Goa (गोवा in DevanÄgarÄ«) is Indias smallest state in terms of area and the fourth smallest in terms of population after Sikkim, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh. ... The Basilica of St. ... The word relic comes from the Latin reliquiae (remains) and there are many pre-Christian instances of some bone or other part of the corpse, or some intimately associated object, carefully preserved with an air of veneration as a tangible memorial. ... Not to be confused with St. ...
The church is located in Old Goa, which was the capital of Goa in the early days of Portuguese rule. Founded in the 15th century, the city of Goa in south-western India was under Portuguese rule from 1510 until its incorporation in the Republic of India in 1961. ...
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The BomJesusBasilica, perhaps Goa's most famous church and among the most revered by Christians worldwide, is partially in ruins but still a model of simplicity and elegance, and a fine example of Jesuit architecture.
In 1946 it was raised to the status of a minor Basilica.
To the left of the door as you enter the basilica is a statue of St. Francis Xavier, but the visitor's attention is drawn to the huge and ornate gilded reredos which stretches from floor to ceiling behind the altar.
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