Garcia, Saint Gonsalo

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• Gonsalo Garcia — Saint Gonsalo Garcia (1556–1597) is a Roman Catholic saint from India. Born in the western coastal town of Vasai, an exurb of the city of BombayCathEncy|id=06379a|title=St. Gonsalo Garcia] , he preached from the Bassein fort during the times when …   Wikipedia

• García (surname) — Family name name = Garcia caption = García is the most common surname in most of the Spanish provinces meaning = like a fox region = Spain origin = Spanish related names = Garci, Garza, Garcia, Garces García is a surname common throughout Latin… …   Wikipedia

• Saint Thomas Christians — This article addresses the Saint Thomas Christians and the various churches and denominations that form the Nasrani people. Part of a series on Christianity …   Wikipedia

• St. Gonsalo Garcia —     St. Gonsalo Garcia     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Gonsalo Garcia     Born of a Portuguese father and a Canarese mother in Bassein, East India, about the year 1556 or 1557; d. 5 Feb., 1597. His early training was entrusted to the Jesuits,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• St. Alphonsamma — Infobox Saint name=Saint Alphonsa Muttathupadathu birth date=August 19, 1910 death date=July 28, 1946 feast day=July 28 venerated in=Roman Catholic Church imagesize=150 px caption=Alphonsa Muttathupadathu birth place=Kottayam district, Kerala,… …   Wikipedia

• Thomas the Apostle — Saint Thomas the Apostle The Incredulity of St Thomas by Caravaggio Apostle Born 1st century AD …   Wikipedia

• Vasai — Infobox Indian Jurisdiction native name = Vasai | type = city | latd = 19.47 | longd = 72.8 locator position = right | state name = Maharashtra district = Thane leader title = leader name = altitude = 11 population as of = population total =… …   Wikipedia

• Bassein — • The birthplace of St. Gonsalo Garcia, the only Indian saint, who was a companion of St. Philip de las Casas, the first native of America to be canonized Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Bassein     Bassein …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Christianity in India — Indian Christians Total population 24,080,016 (2001)[1] 2.3% of the Indian Population Regions with significant populations Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, North Eastern States, Southern India Languages …   Wikipedia

• Malankara Church — Not to be confused with Syro Malankara Catholic Church or Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. The Nasrani Menorah also known as the Mar Thoma sliba The Malankara Church is the church of the Saint Thomas Christians of Kerala, India, with… …   Wikipedia