The churches and convents of Goa, the former capital of the Portuguese Indies – particularly the Church of Bom Jesus, which contains the tomb of St Francis-Xavier – illustrate the evangelization of ...

The Churches and Convents at Velha (Old) Goa owe their existence to the Portuguese rule in this part of the western coast of India. The most comprehensive group of churches and cathedrals built ...

The churches and convents of Goa, the former capital of the Portuguese Indies - particularly the Church of Bom Jesus, which contains the tomb of St Francis-Xavier - illustrate the evangelization of ...

This site is properly known as the Churches and Convents of Goa. Al­though the European settlement of Goa dates from 1510, Portuguese adventurers had been active in the area for decades before that.

Today, what is left of the massive church and convent complex lies in Old Goa and is part of the Churches and Convents of Goa, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It lies around 27 km from Vasco Da Gama ...

When the researches crossed the road from the Basilica to Old Goa ... the church, but the galleries were stifling hot. Ancient electric fans pushed the stale air through the former convent ...

The flooring and other details at these monuments have been attended to, the ASI stated. The churches and convents of Goa, or Old Goa, comprise world heritage sites, and these include ...

whether it’s Goa’s Unesco-listed churches and convents (the late-Renaissance Church of Bom Jesus, which contains the tomb of St Francis-Xavier, is a favourite) or the colourful chaos of Panaji ...

New information: The World Heritage Centre undertook a mission to Goa in January 1999 to develop a project proposal ... Urgent conservation needs for Se’ Cathedral, Basilica of Bom Jesus and Church of ...

One of the most famous of Goa's churches, the Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception lies in the… If you plan to visit Old Goa, do not miss out on the Church of St Francis of Assisi.