Gravestones @ St Francis Church, Fort Kochi.

Thursday, 5 June 2025

31] RECAPTURING THE RARE 16TH CENTURY PORTUGUESE TOMBSTONE ON THE PROMENADE OF FORT COCHIN BEACH

Remember my earlier post on a 16th century Portuguese tombstone lying near the beach of Fort Cochin [see here]? The photographs were taken on November, 2022. You will notice that the inscriptions on the marker are indistinguishable and difficult to read [see also here]. During my recent visit to Fort Cochin, I could capture a sharper and cleaner image of the gravestone.

The incomplete Portuguese inscription goes in 6 lines:

ESTA SEPUL

TURA HE DE 

DIOGO PRZ E 

DE SUA MO

LHER E ER

DEIROS A 

 Photogaraph-June, 2025 

Photograph-November, 2022