Multiple choice general knowledge culture

The "Feast of St.Francis Xavier" is celebrated on 3rd December every year. He is the patron saint of which Indian State?

  1. Kerala

  2. Goa

  3. Karnataka

  4. Maharashtra

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B Correct answer
Explanation

St. Francis Xavier is the patron saint of Goa, where his relics are enshrined at the Basilica of Bom Jesus in Old Goa. The Feast of St. Francis Xavier on December 3rd commemorates his death and is one of Goa's most important Christian festivals. Xavier was a Jesuit missionary who spent years in Asia and died in China in 1552.