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.

In those centuries-old monuments, lies Goa’s unmissable heritage. The churches and convents of Goa hold a special place in the history of Goa. No wonder … Read more ...

In 1517, when eight Portuguese friars landed in Goa, they set up the Chapel of St. Francis of Assisi and an adjacent convent for them to reside to the west of Se Cathedral, another UNESCO World ...

The Church of St Augustine, which forms part of the Churches and Convents of Goa Unesco World Heritage site in Old Goa, in western India, is a major tourist attraction with an interesting history.

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 ...

Churches and Convents of Goa. It is now difficult to imagine how Old Goa in the 16th century was once a metropolis with a population much larger than that of London and Paris. Today, hardly ...