Write a Short note on the life of St. Francis Xavier.

St. Francis Xavier was born on April 7, 1506 in the castle of Xavier in Spain. After completing his studies and working as teacher for sometime, St. Xavier displayed zeal and charity in attending to the sick in hospitals. In 1537, he became a priest. In 1541, he started his missionary journey towards India and landed at Goa in 1542. He spent the first five months in preaching and attending to the sick in hospitals. He worked relentlessly for ten years in India, and preached essentials of christianity. He died on December 2, 1552, when he was on a sea voyage to China. His mortal remains were brought back and reached Goa after a whole year. It is said that when the body reached India, after a whole year, it was still fresh as it was on the day of burial. The body of St. Francis Xavier is still enshrined in the Basilica of Bom Jesus in Goa.