Antonio Francisco Xavier Alvares Saint

Antonio Francisco Xavier Alvares (Alvares Mar Julius, Julius Mar Alvarez) (29 April 1836 – 23 September 1923) was initially a priest in the Roman Catholic Church in Goa. He converted to the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church and was elevated to Metropolitan of Goa, Ceylon and Greater India in the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.

Personal facts

Antonio Francisco Xavier Alvares
Alias (AKA)Alvarez Antonio Francisco Xavier; Alvares A. F. X.;
Birth dateApril 24, 1836
Birth place
Portuguese India , Verna Goa , Goa
Date of deathSeptember 23, 1923
Place of death
India , Portuguese India , Ribandar , Goa
TitleFirst Metropolitan of Goa and Ceylon

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major shrine
Ribandar
Goa

Antonio Francisco Xavier Alvares on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://books.google.com/books?id=0l6cAAAAMAAJ