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  2. Bom Jesus (ship) - Wikipedia

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    The Bom Jesus was a Portuguese nau and Indiaman that set sail from Lisbon, Portugal, on Friday, March 7, 1533.Its fate was unknown until 2008, when its remains were discovered during diamond mining operations on the coast of Namibia, near Oranjemund.

  3. Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte - Wikipedia

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    The Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte is a Portuguese Catholic shrine in Tenões, outside the city of Braga, in northern Portugal.Its name means Good Jesus of the Mount.. This sanctuary is a notable example of Christian pilgrimage site with a monumental, Baroque stairway that climbs 116 meters (381 feet).

  4. Basilica of Bom Jesus - Wikipedia

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    Bom Jesus (meaning, "Good/ Infant Jesus" in Portuguese) is the name used for the Ecce Homo in countries of the Lusosphere. This Jesuit church is India's first minor basilica, and is considered to be one of the best examples of baroque architecture and Portuguese colonial architecture in India.

  5. Bom Jesus do Monte Funicular - Wikipedia

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    The Bom Jesus do Monte Funicular (Portuguese: Elevador do Bom Jesus do Monte), is a Portuguese funicular transport in civil parish of Nogueiró e Tenões, in the municipality of Braga, in the district of the same name.

  6. Bom Jesus - Wikipedia

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    Bom Jesus, a Portuguese nau that set sail from Lisbon in 1533 and was lost off the coast of Namibia Bom Jesus do Monte , a sanctuary in Braga, Portugal Topics referred to by the same term

  7. Churches and convents of Goa - Wikipedia

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    Basilica of Bom Jesus is a venerated Catholic site and preserves the remains of Saint Francis Xavier (São Francisco Xavier) The Society of Jesus arrived in Goa in 1542, and its most important figure in these early days was the Francisco Xavier, considered the Apostle of the East for his work in the evangelization of Asia.

  8. Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos - Wikipedia

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    The Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos (Portuguese: Santuário do Bom Jesus de Matosinhos) is an 18th-century Roman Catholic basilica in Congonhas, Minas Gerais, Brazil. [1] It was designed in the Baroque style with an Italian-inspired Rococo interior. The basilica is noted for its grand outdoor stairway with statues of Old Testament prophets.

  9. Francis Xavier - Wikipedia

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    Goan Catholics celebrating the feast of Saint Francis Xavier at Bom Jesus Basilica. Saint Francis Xavier's relics are kept in a silver casket, elevated inside the Bom Jesus Basilica and are exposed (being brought to ground level) generally every ten years, but this is discretionary. The sacred relics went on display starting on 22 November 2014 ...