He was born in Spain, travelled throughout India and Japan, and died here. The church was built in 1869, rebuilt in 2006. If you want the post-hint point, you must give approimate coordinates (within 10 minutes each direction) to the actual location.
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Francis Xavier is buried here: Shangchuan Island, Taishan, Jiangmen, China. Coordinates 21.748886°, 112.774393°.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Xavier
Sorry, was first buried here…
Shangchuan Island, Chuanshan Archipelago, Taishan, China. The place where Francis Xavier initially was buried. 21°44’56.00″N, 112°46’27.92″E
Shangchuan Island
21°44’55″N 112°46’28″E
21°39’55.0″N 112°47’44.0″E
Taishan, Guangdong, Jiangmen, Guangdong Province, China – The St. Francis Church on Shangchuan Island
21°44’55.93″N, 112°46’27.90″E Francis Xavier church, Shangchuan Dao island, chapel commemorating his death. Thought there was a Japanese connection, but couldn’t resolve the lack of Zenrin.
Chapel of the Tomb of St Francis Xavier, Shanchuan, China.
21°44’56.01″N 112°46’27.71″E
Shangchuan Island
21.7489159642178, 112.77437559723762
21°44’56.0″N 112°46’27.8″E
Shangchuan Island, China
21°44’N, 112°46’E
here a vintage photo
https://goo.gl/maps/TGash9M5kAdDAQ7E8
21°44’54.76″ N 112°46’29.06″ E
Saint Francis Xavier, died on Shangchuan Island, China