Bom Jesus

The interior of Bom Jesus in Old Goa where the incorrupt body of St Francis Xavier is kept.

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January 2nd 2009
We put our sight-seeing hats back on today and once again headed north, this time towards the ruins of Old Goa. The first building we saw was the church of Bom Jesus. It looks like a relic of the industrial revolution from the outside, but is majestically adorned inside. Across the road is another large Church, where the patron saint of Goa, Saint Xavier’s body lies to this day. The corpse is mo ... read more

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