Journey in Melaka Malaysia: Church of St. Francis Xavier & Bastion Victoria
St. Francis Xavier church melaka Malaysia
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Saint Francis Xavier Church, Melaka
Church of St. Francis Xavier Malacca First Mass with GECKO® System
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Rayappa, Tomb of St Francis Xavier, Malacca, Malaysia
The chapel was deeded to the Society of Jesus in 1548 by the Bishop of Goa, João Afonso de Albuquerque, with the title deeds received by St. Francis Xavier. The chapel was then further enlarged in 1556 with the addition of a second floor, and a belfry tower was added in 1590. The chapel was then renamed the Igreja de Madre de Deus (Church of the Mother of God).
A burial vault was opened in 1592 and many people of distinction were buried there, including Pedro Martins, the second Bishop of Funay, Japan.
In 1548, St. Francis Xavier with the help of fellow Jesuits, Fr. Francisco Peres and Brother Roque de Oliveira, established a school in the premises of the chapel known as St. Paul's College. This was perhaps the first school in the modern sense to be established on the Malay peninsula.
Xavier used the church as his base for his missionary journeys to China and Japan. In one of those journeys, Xavier fell sick and in 1552 in Shangchuan Island, China he would die.
In 1553, the body of Xavier was disinterred from Shangchuan Island and temporarily buried at the church before it was finally shipped to Goa. An open grave in the church still exists today marking the place of Xavier's burial.
Church of St. Francis Xavier Melaka 00233.MTS
Malacca Church of St Francis Xavier
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Laudato Si English Seminar Photos, St Francis Xavier Church, Melaka, Malaysia
St Francis Xavier Grave, St Paul Church, Melaka
St. Paul's Church is a historic church building in Malacca City, Malaysia that was originally built in 1521, making it the oldest church building in Malaysia and Southeast Asia. It is located at the summit of St. Paul's Hill and is today part of the Malacca Museum Complex comprising the A Famosa ruins, the Stadthuys and other historical buildings.
Xavier used the church as his base for his missionary journeys to China and Japan. In one of those journeys, Xavier fell sick and in 1552 in Shangchuan Island, China he would die.
In 1553, the body of Xavier was disinterred from Shangchuan Island and temporarily buried at the church before it was finally shipped to Goa. An open grave in the church still exists today marking the place of Xavier's burial.
St. Francis Xavier's former tomb at Melaka, Malaysia
Church of St. Francis Xavier Melaka 00234.MTS
Melaka - Xavier Church
One of several churches and Christian buildings in Melaka, the setting here is lovely.
ST. FRANCIS CHURCH & RIVERSIDE AREA, MELAKA.(fr:chankooncheng)
st francis church & riverside area, malacca (melaka), malaysia. (see photos on flickr.com malacca.fotos).
St. Peter and St. Francis Xavier Churches, Malacca
Built in 1710 and 1849 respectively
Church of St. Francis Xavier Melaka 00232.MTS
Laudato Si, St Francis Xavier Church, Melaka, Malaysia
CCCM prayer at St. Francis Xavier's tomb, Melaka, Malaysia Date 20/10/2014 Mon
Melaka - St Paul's Hill - St. Francis Xavier
Melaka is a very historic destination on Malaysia. How could it not be having once belonged to the Portuguese, then the Dutch, then the British and finally the Malay people.
Of the above groups the Dutch seem to have left most of the tourist attractions. Today's excursion has me walking up St. Paul's Hill past the Dutch cemetery to what is left of the fort built by the Portugese, the so-called A'Famosa. Indeed what is left are the walls of what is now St. Paul's Church. To my sheer amazement I found a statute of St. Francis Xavier. I got really excited because I immediately assumed that it was a statute of St. Francis Assisi. This is a long way from Italy for travel in the 12th century. As I researched this blog a bit it became clear to me that they were two different saints who lived hundreds of years apart.
St. Francis Xavier came from present day Spain and traveled widely in what is now Malaysia, China and Japan to spread the gospel as the first Jesuit missionary. Both men are remarkable for being Jesuits and being devoted to the poor. So it seems Pope Francis could have taken his name from either one but he chose St. Francis of Assisi.
Church of Saint Francis Xavier, Melaka
MMCY Excursion @ Christ Church Melaka, Malaysia.