Vassalo Silva on Francis Xavier?

[V M]

Dear friends,

Happy Holidays from Goa!

Here's something that recently appeared in the Goa papers as a quote from the last Portuguese governor: "Saint Francis belonged to these people (Goans) who accepted, followed, and venerated him. It was because of his activity as a preacher in this region that Saint Francis Xavier was given his nickname, Apostle of the Indies or Apostle of the East. Francis Xavier, by birth was not even Portuguese. He was Spanish. But Saint Francis Xavier is a Goan. And here he should stay. In his land. In the land that made him holy.”

Can anyone please point me to the source or any accounts of these comments by Vassalo Silva? I'd be most grateful.

Warm regards,

VM

[Roland Francis]

TOI report by Lisa Monteiro

“Saint Francis belonged to these people (Goans) who accepted, followed, and venerated him. It was because of his activity as a preacher in this region that Saint Francis Xavier was given his nickname, Apostle of the Indies or Apostle of the East,” Vassalo e Silva is reported to have said, as recorded by J Filipe Monteiro in “Change of Guard” by Ralph de Sousa.

Roland Francis
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