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Churches of Goa
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Churches
of Goa
Carnival
in Goa
Opposite the Se Cathedral, beyond the road is the large
and beautiful church of St. Cajetan built of laterite blocks,
which were lime plastered.........
Carmelites
Church
Nothing remains of the Church of the Carmelites
excepting the façade and a raised pavement, which served
as an altar. Its location is to the southeast..........
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Lady
of The Mount
As one proceeds, about 2-km on the main road towards Ponda,
a Kuchcha road branches off towards north at a place where
a cross is fixed.
The road leads.........
Lady
of the Rosary
Not far to the west of the Basilica of the
Bom Jesus is the Holy Hill at the extremity of which is the
Church of Our Lady of the Rosary. Built of laterite..........
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Se
Cathedral
The Portuguese Viceroy Redondo commissioned the Se, or St.
Catherine's' Cathedral, southwest of St. Cajetan's, to be
"a grandiose church worthy.........
The
Church and Convent
In the Holy Hill, on the way to the Church
of Our Lady of the Rosary , is a huge three-storeyed building
of laterite which was originally lime-plastered but is now plastered
with cement. ..........
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The
Royal Chapel
To the west of the tower of St. Augustine is the Royal Chapel
dedicated to St. Anthony, the national saint of Portugal and
held in great veneration by the Portuguese. It was built in
the beginning ........
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Catherine
Further to the west of the Church of St. Francis
of Assisi is the chapel of St. Catherine. Built of laterite
blocks it has a tower on either side..........
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Churches in
Goa
To the west of the tower of St. Augustine
is the Royal Chapel dedicated to St. Anthony, the national saint
of Portugal and held in great veneration by the Portuguese.
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Francis Xavier
Behind the gate of St. Paul's college is
a Kuchcha road branching off the main road, leading to the
chapel of St. Francis Xavier. It is built of laterite plastered
with lime mortar.........
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