Goa : The Old City - II

Friends, here all you can find more information to visit the places within Goa.

On the Holy Hill where now stands the Tower of St. Augustine. The New College of St. Paul or of St. Rock, the second institution of the Jesuits (1580) - the two stones marking the site have now disappeared when Navelkar's Complex was built.

The Augustinian College and Church of Our Lady of Populo (1633) and Church of Our Lady of Grace (Graca-1602) now all in ruins, except the Tower to the North.

On the outerio de Sto Amaro (Hill of St. Amaro) - somewhere in the direction of the old St. Paul's College there stood the :

01. Paroquial Church of St. Alex (1597-1610), near the Convent of the Carmelites which no longer exists.

02. Convent and Church of the Carmelites (1621) which has disappeared now - only the altar stands there surrounded by bushes, etc.

03. Collegiate of Our Lady of Light (before 1541) on the "Monte de Boa Vista" to the South of the City (Cfr. The Miraculous Cross).

At Dauji, East of the City - along the river Mandovi:

01. There existed the Convent and the Church of Mother of God (1567);

02. The Paroquial Church of Santa Lucia (before 1541);

03. The Paroquial Church of St. Joseph

All these three institutions are not there any more....so stay tuned with Old City - Goa

Goa : The Old City - I

Friends,

All you welcome to the Old City of Goa. Once it called Rome of the East because of the large number of Churches and Convents that existed there. It was the Capital of the Portuguese Empire and Centre of Christianity in the East; now only 13 Churches and chapels are standing whose historical sketches I am elaborating here with.

There were many places of St. Thomas, The Apostle (1560), in the direction of the East, after the old college of Saint Paul's College.

The Church of St. Lazarus (1530-31) with the Chapel of St. Louis, King of France, towards the Eastern boundary of the City.

The Convent and Church of St. Dominic (1950), in the direction of the East, near the Southern banks of River, Mandovi or Manddvi.

The Chapel of Our Lady of Mercy, attached to the Dominican Convent.

Chapel of St. John the Baptist, in front of the Convent of St. Dominic.

The Church of the Holy Trinity (1565-1575) in the Southern direction where now stands, the Pagoda of Xiva or Thirta of Brahmapur; near the present ELA FARM.

So, all you are welcome to visit Goa - The Old City of wonders...