Goans also mistakely believe who the current Patron Saint of Goa is. Since Jan 16, 2000, Blessed Joseph Vaz is Goa's official Patron Saint. Prior to that it was St. Catherine. It was never Francis Xavier.
George --- Miguel Braganza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Goanetters, > > Since the Jesuit missionary, and follower of St.Ignatius Loyola ,came to Goa > during the Portuguese colonial era, some Goans mistakenly believe that he > was a Portuguese national. Equally mistaken is the view that 'Goencho Saib' > was a Goan priest...even though he is Goa's patron saint __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
