Explanation
- A
1 and 2 only
1 and 2 only. He died on Shangchuan Island, not in Goa; relics later in Bom Jesus.
- B
2 and 3 only
2 and 3 only. He was among Ignatius’s first companions. Death-in-Goa is false.
- C
1 and 3 only
1 and 3 only. Founding Jesuit; feast celebrated in Goa. He did not die in Goa.
- D
1, 2 and 3
All three. Place of death is the miss.
Summary. Official key is (c) 1 and 3 only. Francis Xavier was a founding Jesuit. Goa keeps his feast and relics. He died off the China coast (Shangchuan), not in Goa.
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