San Francesco Saverio del Caravita


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The two holy water stoups have a motif of a crab holding a crucifix in its claws, surrounded by putti. This alludes to a story that St Francis Xavier, while on his way by sea to Malacca (now in Malaysia) threw his crucifix into the sea while praying for a storm to abate. When he landed on the beach he was met by a crab holding the lost crucifix.

(Photo borrowed from internet)
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