Basilica of Bom Jesus

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8 / 10

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“Built from local red stone around the turn of the 17th century, the tomb took the Florentine sculptor Giovanni Batista Foggini 10 years to complete. ”

– Fodor's

Frommer's Frommer's
"A resting place for the remains of the patron saint of Goa, Francis Xavier...the withered body of the venerated saint lies in a silver casket to the right of the altar." Full review