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A Goan altar dedicated to St Francis Xavier on the SS Strathallen, c. 1938.

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Repro ID: H3800
Title: A Goan altar dedicated to St Francis Xavier on the SS Strathallen, c. 1938.
Description: A Goan altar dedicated to St Francis Xavier on board the P&O liner 'Strathallen'. St Francis Xavier is the patron saint of missionaries and the Indies. His body lies in the Basilica of Bom Jesus in Goa. Goan seamen celebrated all Catholic feasts while at sea.
Creator: Unknown
Date: 1938
Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London

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