India : Goa : What to see and Excursions - 6

Guys, Goa is belonging to the City of Church. Here are the scene of Churches in Goa.

Convent & Church of St. Francis of Assisi :

Built by eight Franciscan Friars who upon their arrival in 1517 constructed a small chapel, featuring three altars and a chair. However, this was demolished in 1661 and the present church was rebuilt retaining its old gate made of black stone and exquisitely carved. It has a courtyard and an old large cross made of black stone. Its external architecture belongs to the Tuscan order and its interior to the mosaic-Corinthian style. Its length is about 190 feet and its breadth about 60 feet.

The Chapel of Our Lady of the Mount :

This chapel is situated on an elevation, it is built of laterite plastered with lime mortar. It has three main altars dedicated respectively to our lady of the mount, St. Anthony and St. Andrew. The chapel was built under the orders of Afonso de Albuquerque in 1510.

The Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, Navelim :

It is said to have been built by Alfonso de Albuquerque. Its facade has the appearance of a fortress. In front of its altar lies the tombstone of Garcia de Sa, one of the early governors of Goa and his wife Caterina a Piro - the first Portuguese woman to arrive in Goa. It is a fine, example of true "Manueline" style architecture of the early Portuguese. Its interior is simple and has five altars, the main altar of which bears the image of Nossa Senhora de Rozario or Our Lady of the Rosary.

Convent and Church of St. Cajetan, Mapusa :

It was build by Italian friars of the order of Theatines in 1640. The friars were missionaries appointed by the then Pope Urban VIII to preach Christianity to Our Lady of Divine Providence but is popularly called St. Cajetan, the founder of the Order of Theatines. The Church of St. Cajetan has been modeled after the Basilica of St. Peter's in Rome. Its length is 121 feet and breadth 81 feet. It is built of laterite stone and is lime plastered. The external architecture is Corinthian and the interior mosaic-Corinthian.

Chapel of St. Anthony :

It is dedicated to St. Anthony the patron saint of the Portuguese army and navy and is also one of the earliest to be built in Goa by Alfanso de Albuquerque. It was abandoned in 1835, and rebuilt in 1961 by the last Governor General of Goa, Vassalo de Silva.