Did you know
When the Dutch took Kochi in 1663 they pulled down almost every Catholic church in the area. They spared St. Francis because they wanted it to pray in — and spared Santa Cruz because they wanted somewhere to keep weapons.
Church · Fort Kochi
St. FRANCIS CSI CHURCH
Vasco da Gama was buried here for fourteen years; the empty slab remains.
Free · 170 m from Princess Street
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2- Did you knowVasco da Gama was buried in St. Francis Church for 14 years before his bones were shipped home to Lisbon. The empty slab is still in the floor.
- Did you knowThe church still holds a Dutch baptism and marriage register running from 1751 to 1804. Dutch visitors come to look up their own ancestors in it.