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==History==
[[Image:St Francis Cochin text.jpg|thumb|250px|right|History posted outside the church - click to enlarge.]]
Founded by Franciscans who arrived in 1500 with the [[Portuguese]], the church was originally Catholic and dedicated to St Anthony. The famous Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama was buried in the church in 1524 - his remains were translated to Lisbon 14 years later.
In 1663 the church came under [[Dutch ]] control and was converted to Protestantism, it's dedication removed. In 1804, after the British had taken possession of the area, the Dutch gave the church over to Anglicanism and St Francis became its patron.
==Memorial inscriptions==
==External links==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20040314182003/http://www.geocities.com/tijso/cochin/index.htm Dutch graves in Archived CochinChurchbook website]The dates of death cover the period 1751-1804
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Francis_Church,_Cochin St. Francis Church on Wikipedia]
