St. Francis Xavier prevents Diogo Gomes’ ship from wrecking

The painting portrays another miracle attributed to St. Francis Xavier. When he was making a trip to the Moluccan Islands aboard the ship commanded by Diogo Gomes, in 1546, apparently the ship was caught by a sudden storm and some passengers fell out of the vessel. However, due to the saint’s prayers the tragedy was avoided and nobody died. Even the few people who had fallen in the sea were rescued safely.