"If it were not for the Brahmins, we should have all the heathens embracing our faith."
— Francis Xavier

January 1, 1970

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Brahmins cause of non-conversion, Francis Xavier 17. R.P. Rao, Portuguese Rule In Goa, Asia Publishing House, 1963, p., 44 quoted from Jain, M. (editor) (2011). The India they saw: Foreign accounts. New Delhi: Ocean Books. Volume III Chapter 10