-------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Add your name to the CLEAN GOA INITIATIVE | | | | by visiting this link and following the instructions therein | | | | http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2005-October/033926.html | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- St. Francis Xavier is the Apostle of the East, and is considered Patron of Goa by the people of the state, who lovingly call him Goencho Saib. St. Catherine of Alexandria (feast day on November 25) was the Patron Saint of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman from the inception of the diocese up to the year 2000, when on the 16th of January Blessed Joseph Vaz was proclaimed Patron of the Archdiocese. 16th January, the day of the death of our Blessed, is his feast day.
Jorge ----- Original Message ----- From: Oscar & Hazel Lobo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 1:16 PM Subject: [Goanet] Patron Saint of Goa > Most of our Goans when we celebrate the feast of St. Francis Xavier on 03 > December we mention him as the Patron Saint of Goa. In Konkani we call him > Goencho Saab and or Goencho Pai. > > I thought St. Catherine was the Patron Saint of Goa. > > Can someone please clarify this as many of us continue to mention St. Francis > Xavier as the Patron Saint of Goa. > > Oscar Lobo > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | | | | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --------------------------------------------------------------------------
