The Church of St. Francis, located in the city of Kochi, in Kerala, is a historical monument of colonial times in India. Her story began after Vasco da Gama landed on Indian shores in 1498. The Portuguese were soon built in Kochi (then Cochin) fortified Fort in the territory of which was erected and also a wooden Church in honour of St. Bartholomew. But after a short time by order of the Viceroy of Portugal all the wooden buildings were replaced by stone and brick. On the site of the old Church by Franciscan friars built a new brick. It was completed in 1516 and was to bear the name St. Antonia. But in 1663 the power in the city of Kochi passed into the hands of the Dutch. And because they were Protestants, unlike the Portuguese Catholics, all the churches of the city were destroyed. Survived only this – the Church. Antonia, but she was "converted" in Protestant. When Kochi won in 1795, the British, the Church was again renamed and became the Church. Francis, retaining this name to this day. In 1923 she got into the list of historical monuments protected by the archaeological Society research India.

The main attraction of this Church is that it was buried Vasco da Gama, died in Kochi in 1524, during his third visit to India. But after fourteen years his remains were transferred to Lisbon.