TOI report by Lisa Monteiro

“Saint Francis belonged to these people (Goans) who accepted, followed, and
venerated him. It was because of his activity as a preacher in this region
that Saint Francis Xavier was given his nickname, Apostle of the Indies or
Apostle of the East,” Vassalo e Silva is reported to have said, as recorded
by J Filipe Monteiro in “Change of Guard” by Ralph de Sousa.

Roland Francis
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On Thu, Dec 26, 2024 at 4:31 AM V M <[email protected]> wrote:

> Dear friends,
>
> Happy Holidays from Goa!
>
> Here's something that recently appeared in the Goa papers as a quote from
> the last Portuguese governor: "Saint Francis belonged to these people
> (Goans) who accepted, followed, and venerated him. It was because of his
> activity as a preacher in this region that Saint Francis Xavier was given
> his nickname, Apostle of the Indies or Apostle of the East. Francis
> Xavier, by birth was not even Portuguese. He was Spanish. But Saint Francis
> Xavier is a Goan. And here he should stay. In his land. In the land that
> made him holy.”
>
> Can anyone please point me to the source or any accounts of these comments
> by Vassalo Silva? I'd be most grateful.
>
> Warm regards,
>
> VM
>
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