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Christians call them remains of Francis Xavier, for Buddhists he is Acharya Rahul Thero: Know why people demand DNA test of dead body kept...

सुधीर गहलोत - 6 October, 2024

Christian missionary preacher St. Francis Xavier came to India in 1542 with a Portuguese convoy. He spread Christianity after reaching India. He was associated with the 'Society of Jesus'. These people from Society of Jesus are called Jesuits.

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Goa CM asks centre for Rs 8,700 crores to roll out big projects, including Rs 300 crores for the decennial exposition of St Francis...

OpIndia Staff - 26 June, 2024

The decennial exposition is scheduled to be held in Goa between 21st November 2024 and 5th January 2025.

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AAP Goa President threatens political commentator with arrest for telling truth about Francis Xavier and slave trade by Jesuits, the Jesuits website admits to...

Paurush Gupta - 26 May, 2024

Goa state President of the Aam Aadmi Party, Amit Palekar threatened a political commentator, Abhishek Banerjee, with arrest for writing a post about Francis Xavier and the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits)

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Inside the world of ‘Saint’ Francis Xavier: From spearheading inquisition of Goa to tormenting the lives of local Hindus

Suyash - 6 May, 2022

"(Indians) being black themselves, consider their own colour the best, they believe that their gods are black and seem to be as dirty as they are ugly and horrible to look at," Francis Xavier had noted.