Her relics were found in 2005 at the St. Augustine Convent in Old Goa, on the basis of medieval Portuguese records
In heeding to a long-standing request of Georgia, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Friday handed over to the country the holy relics of 17th century Georgian Queen St. Ketevan nearly 16 years after they were found in Goa.
The relics are believed to have been brought to Goa in 1627 and interred in St. Augustine Complex.
He is also scheduled to unveil the newly-installed statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Tbilisi.