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	Francis Xavier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		One notable church is the Basilica of St. Francis Xavier in Dyersville, Iowa.
		Casket of Saint Francis Xavier in the Basilica of Bom Jésus in Goa
		Xavier was born Francisco de Jaso y Azpilcueta in the Castle of Xavier (modern Spanish Javier, Basque Xabier, Catalan Xavier) near Sangüesa and Pamplona, in Navarre, Spain.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Francis_Xavier (1831 words)

	Encyclopedia: Basilica
		The Basilica of Saint Francis Xavier, Dyersville, Iowa.
		The Early Christian purpose-built basilica was the basilica of the bishop, on the model of the semi-public basilicas of the secular power elite, and its growth in size and importance signalled the gradual transfer of civic power into episcopal hands, under way in the 5th century.
		Basilica of St Mary The Basilica of Saint Mary was the first basilica established in the United States of America, honored by Pope Pius XI in 1926.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Basilica (4009 words)

	Francis
		Basilica of St. Francis Xavier The Basilica of St. Francis Xavier is the Catholic parish for the residents of Saint Fran...
		Parish of St. Francis of Assisi The Parish of St. Francis of Assisi in nipa tatch and bamboos.
		St. Francis, Wisconsin St. Francis is a city located in 2000 census, the city had a total population of 8,662.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/francis.html (3682 words)

	The Basilica of St. Francis Xavier Dyersville , Iowa
		The Basilica of St. Francis Xavier Dyersville, Iowa
		Finally all the requirements were met and St. Francis Xavier Church was made a Basilica by His Holiness, Pope Pius XII, in 1956, after first having been solemnly consecrated in 1955.
		In 1919, a new addition was built and occupied by St. Francis Academy, while the rest of the building was taken over by the ever growing grade school.
	www.rootsweb.com /~iadubuqu/towns/dbasilica.html (808 words)

	Make My Trip :: St. Francis Xavier
		The holy shrine of Basilica of Bom Jesus that houses the mortal remains of St. Francis Xavier is in Old Goa.
		In the autumn, Xavier arrived in a Portuguese vessel at the small island of Sancian near the coast of China where he fell ill. As the movement of the vessel aggravated his condition, he was removed to the land, where a make-shift hut had been built to shelter him.
		Francis of Assisi is particularly beautiful as far as craftsmanship is concerned.
	stage2.makemytrip.com /indiabest/st-xaviers.htm (1127 words)

	St. Francis Xavier Church - Falmouth
		Francis Xavier Church is one of the land marks of Falmouth and Father Busemeyer played a great part in the restoration and beautification.
		St. Francis Xavier Parish now had a newly decorated warm church, a new rectory, and a new Catholic School, something the parish had longed for so many years.
		On November 4, 1860, St. Francis Xavier Church, a brick structure, was dedicated by Bishop Carrell.
	www.rootsweb.com /~kypendle/xchurch.htm (3551 words)

	List of Illustrations
		Clothilda Brielmaier, The Espousal of St. Francis with Lady Poverty, mural, 1908, St. Francis Solanus Church, Quincy, IL.
		Johann Schmitt, Martyrdom of St. Ursula by Attila the Hun, mural, 1868-72, Ursuline Convent Chapel, Louisville, KY.
		Francis, Christ and the Virgin, mural, 1894, St. Bernard's Catholic Church, Watertown, WI.
	www.ulib.iupui.edu /kade/springer/illus_list.html (1307 words)

	C03 - Altar of St. Francis Xavier
		In the foreground St. Francis Xavier in prayer
	www.verolanuova.com /basilica/inglese/zonc03.htm (8 words)

	Member Directory: Education & Community
		The St. Francis Xavier Basilica has 1,850 families in the parish, 5,000 parishioners total.
		Francis Xavier is a grade 1-6 catholic school operated by St. Francis Xavier
		It is one of 52 Basilicas in the United States.
	www.dyersville.org /pages/directory/education.html (262 words)

	St.Francis Xavier
		The sacred relic of St.Francis Xavier normally housed in a silver casket in the Bom Jesus church, is brought in a ceremonious procession by several priests to the SE cathedral every 10 years for an exposition.
		St.Francis Xavier who landed in Goa during 1542 specifically to stem the rot amongst the faithful, in a short period of time caused a major awakening.
		St.Francis Xavier who was born in Spain in 1506 to a noble family, was influenced by Ignatious Loyola.
	www.bestnetcraft.com /come2india/francis-xavier.html (423 words)

	Feast of St.Francis Xavier
		For 9 days the corridors of the Bom Jesus Basilica, were occupied by the people of Salcette who were given the gift of faith by the followers of St.Francis Xavier.
		The kissing of the Relics of St.Francis Xavier:-
		Preceeding the solemn feast, devotees camped in the corridors of the Basilica, during the 9 day Novenas.
	www.goacom.com /culture/religion/sfx/francis.html (520 words)

	GOACOM -TIMELINES
		But perhaps Francis Xavier's greatest contribution was in the field of education, an activity that is being pursued by the Jesuits with great vigour and enthusiasm.
		Francis Xavier was proclaimed a Saint along with the beloved father of his soul, Ignatius of Loyola, only on March 12, 1622.
		Because Francis Xavier laboured for only ten years in the East, and because the problems that confronted him were innumerable, he confined his activities to the coastal regions.
	goacom.com /culture/biographies/sfxam.html (5307 words)

	St Francis Xavier relics survive fire in Goa basilica
		Just a month before a planned exposition of the remains of St Francis Xavier, fire erupted in the annexe of the Basilica of Bom Jesus in the Western Indian province of Goa, partially gutting two floors.
		St Francis Xavier relics survive fire in Goa basilica
		Somewhat prophetically, Archbishop Francis Carroll did his doctorate in canon law in Rome, and wrote his thesis on the development of bishops' conferences.
	www.cathnews.com /news/410/126.php (718 words)

	TIME Asia Magazine: Missionary, Explorer, Hero -- Dec. 13, 2004
		Last week, as Xavier's body was borne shoulder high from the Basilica of Bom Jesus to the Se Cathedral, where it is being displayed, two onlookers attempted conversation as they squashed and squinted for a glimpse.
		The visible manifestation of his legacy today is mixed; St. Francis Xavier schools and churches dot his route from southern India to Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Japan, but so do Xavier furniture warehouses, bus companies and even, on a beach in northern Goa, Xavier's Rum Pub.
		This description is of Goa on May 6, 1542, the day the missionary St. Francis Xavier first set foot on the Indian subcontinent.
	www.time.com /time/asia/magazine/article/0,13673,501041213-880312,00.html (809 words)

	History of the church
		Basilica of St. Francis Xavier (The Old Cathedral) was the first Catholic Church in Indiana.
		The church that is there now was constructed in 1824 by Francis Xavier.
		Francis Xavier, for whom the church is named
	www.vcsc.k12.in.us /tcr/hometownfranklin/cathhistory.htm (117 words)

	St. Francis Xavier : The miraculous body
		Francis Xavier was exhausted with arduous ship journeys and the zeal of evangelization consumed him at the young age of 46.
		Francis Xavier died on a Saturday on December 3, 1552 on the Chinese island Sancian.
		Francis Xavier was accepted as a saint in his life itself.
	pweb.sophia.ac.jp /~d-mccoy/xavier/newman3.html (4158 words)

	McElmeel Genealogy -- #2 Martin John McElmeel
		Married Arthur Loecke in Basilica of St. Francis Xavier, Dyersville, Iowa on December 26, 1964.
		Married Joseph Sweeney in Basilica of St. Francis Xavier, Dyersville, Iowa on November 27, 1969.
		Married Dale Kiefer in Basilica of St. Francis Xavier, Dyersville, Iowa on June 25, 1977.
	www.mcelmeel.com /records/mcelmeel/mcelmeel_02.html (488 words)

	INVNCSFX
		Basilica of St.Francis Xavier (was St.Francis Xavier Church) Church Street Vincennes, Indiana, USA
		St.Francis Xavier Rectory 205 Church Street Vincennes, IN 47591-1133 T: (812)882-5638 F: (812)882-4042 E: jschipp@evansville-diocese.org
		Electric-keyboard chime of 10 tubular bells Pitch of heaviest bell is unknown Transposition is unknown Keyboard range: ---- / ---- The whole instrument was installed in 1947 with tubular bells made by Deagan Year of latest technical information source is 2003
	home.swbell.net /csz_stl/towerbells/data/INVNCSFX.HTM (145 words)

	SSPXAsia.com: St Francis Xavier and Japan: Nov-Dec 2000 Newsletter
		Father Francis Xavier and Brother Juan Fernândez were on their way to the King.
		WHERE IS Father Francis?" asked Brother Juan Fernândez, fiddling with the joints of a large panel of lacquered wood, "I don't know how this goes together.
		Francis promptly began to play with it as a child plays with a new ball.
	www.sspxasia.com /Newsletters/2000/Nov-Dec/Set-all-afire.htm (4640 words)

	ST. FRANCIS XAVIER BASILICA
		Dyersville, IA Description — This edifice is one of only 33 basilicas in the United States and is the only one outside of a metropolitan area.
		The medieval Gothic-style structure was completed in 1889.
	www.mountpleasantbeautiful.com /Iowa/printer_226.shtml (67 words)

	St. Francis Xavier
		The Sacred Relics of St. Francis Xavier kept in a rich gem encrusted silver casket, are enshrined in this Basilica, in a specially erected and richly adorned chapel, constructed in 1655
		Francis Xavier, the Patron Saint of Goans, was born in the old Kingdom of Navarra, now, a Province of Spain, on April 7, 1506.
		Xavier landed in Goa on May 6, 1542, the headquarters of the Portuguese territories, in the East.
	goenkar.com /book/print/181 (2751 words)

	St. Francis Xavier feast on Tuesday- The Times of India
		Francis Xavier feast on Tuesday- The Times of India
		PANAJI: All roads will lead to Old Goa on Tuesday, for the annual feast of St. Francis Xavier, Goa's Patron saint.
		Elaborate arrangements have been made for the religious celebrations, with several masses held during the whole day, and a huge pandal has been constructed to accommodate thousands of devotees, who will converge from early dawn to pay their obeisance to the saint, whose mortal remains lie at centuries-old Bom Jesus Basilica.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/msid-30099293,prtpage-1.cms (194 words)

	Indian Express: St Francis Xavier's tomb gets a facelift
		The basilica, known internationally for the periodic exposition of the undecayed body of St Francis Xavier, is built of laterite stone.
		PANAJI, Sept 30: One of the Catholic Church's holiest shrines in India, the mausoleum housing the relics of St Francis Xavier within the Basilica of Bom Jesus, is receiving a facelift, even as the main building stands exposed to the elements.
		A status paper prepared by the ASI noted that the foundation of the basilica was laid on the ground-level without any raised plinth, which resulted in dampness seeping through.
	www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19981001/27451094p.html (527 words)

	Goa Exhibition
		St. Francis of Assisi Church(1527), Velha Goa, (4)
		Atop the main altar of the St. Francis of Assisi Church(1527), (28)
		Detail, Main Altar, St. Francis of Assisi Church, Velha Goa (1527), (34)
	www.benoykbehl.com /goa_exhibition.html (1108 words)

	Basilica de St. Francis Xavier
		Otra ventana ofrece a Santo Francis Xavier que ministra a los indios.
		Esto sucedió cuando la parroquia recibió un documento latino del Vatican que proclamó St. Francis Xavier como teniendo la fila de Basilica de menor importancia.
		Una masa que nombraba oficialmente la iglesia como Basilica fue llevada a cabo en una fecha más última, ésta las muchedumbres atraídas de todo sobre el estado, así como muchos alto clero de la graduación.
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/ba/Basilica%20de%20St%20Francis%20Xavier.htm (935 words)

	Agenzia Fides - ASIA/INDIA - More than 10,000 pilgrims visit Bom Jesus basilica every day to venerate relics of St Francis Xavier
		ASIA/INDIA - More than 10,000 pilgrims visit Bom Jesus basilica every day to venerate relics of St Francis Xavier
		It was in the western coastal town of Goa that Francis (1506-1552) landed in 1542 to begin his mission in the Far East.
		A number of families from Gujarat state, India, say they came to thank God for protection during an earthquake in 2001, obtained through the intercession of St Francis.
	www.fides.org /eng/news/2004/0411/27_3595.html (380 words)

	Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier Online
		One of only 33 Basilicas in the United States, the Basilica of St. Francis Xavier, at Second Street S.W., was built in 1887 and dedicated in 1889.
		Although known for the "Field of Dreams" movie site, Dyersville is also home to the National Farm Toy Museum and the Basilica of St. Francis Xavier.
		Barb Corson, retired principal of Waterloo's West High School, and her husband Skip, own the building, which houses 11 antique dealers' wares, including those of Roger and AnnaBelle Beck of Cedar Falls.
	www.wcfcourier.com /articles/1997/09/21/export61.prt (1795 words)

	Solemn Exposition of the Sacred Relics of St. Francis Xavier Old Goa, November 21, 2004 - January 2, 2005.
		The visit, that lasts for an hour, enables the pilgrim to “walk” with St. Francis Xavier, with Blessed Joseph Vaz, the Patron of the Archdiocese of Goa and with Jesus, who inspired them both.
		Veneration of the Holy Relics of St. Francis Xavier at the Cathedral:
		Solemn Exposition of the Sacred Relics of St. Francis Xavier Old Goa, November 21, 2004 - January 2, 2005.
	www.archgoadaman.org /Dioceses/SFX/prog.html (492 words)

	St Francis Xavier's exposition begins
		PANAJI: The 16th exposition of the sacred relics of St Francis Xavier got underway at the Basilica of Bom Jesus in Goa on Sunday amid tight security.
		St Francis Xavier, the 16th century saint, died in 1552.
		The casket containing the relics was brought out of the Basilica in a procession led by priests and taken to St Paul’s Cathedral across the road, where it will be kept for the next seven weeks for veneration.
	www.indianexpress.com /full_story.php?content_id=59380 (241 words)

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