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Historians say
The tomb was commissioned in 1665 by Grand Duke Ferdinand II of Tuscany, executed in Florence, with bronze work by Giovanni Battista Foggini. UNESCO cites it specifically under criterion (vi).
Historians say
India's first Minor Basilica and one of the best examples of Baroque architecture in the country, blending Doric, Ionic and Corinthian elements. It holds the tomb and mortal remains of St Francis Xavier in a silver Mastrillian casket, raised inside the church.