Old Goa- October 4

Se Cathedral and Church of St. Francis of Assisi
All of Old Goa is a UNESCO World Heritage site
Basilica of Bom Jesus- Holds the incorrupt body of St Francis Xavier
Altar at Basilica
The incorrupt body of St Francis Xaviar- said to be incorrupt because after he died in 1552 his body did not decompose in spite of 4 sacks of quicklime. This was deemed a miracle by the church and he was canonised in 1622. Unfortunately, holy relic hunters corrupted his remains in the early 1600's removing his internal organs and right arm. The rest of him is in this glass coffin and looks pretty mummyish.