Churches and Convents of Goa

About this place

On a panel in situ : "(...) As one enters, beneath the choir, to the right is an altar of Saint Anthony and to the left is a wooden statue of Saint Francis Xavier. In the middle of the nave on the northern wall is the cenotaph of Dom Jeronimo Mascarnhas, the benefactor of this church. In the corresponding wall is profusely carved wooden pulpit with a canopy. The main altar is flanked by altars of our Lady of Hope and Saint Michael. The rightly gilded main altar has infant Jesus and above it is a large statue of Saint Ignatius Loyola and an "IHS" medallion. Above the medallion, the Holy Trinity - the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are depicted. The chapel on the left hand side is of the blessed sacrament whereas that of right hand side has sacred relics of the body of Saint Francis Xavier. The interior of this chapel is adorned with scenes from the life of the Saint. The adjoining corridor leads to an exquisitively carved wooden door of oblong sacristy of vaulted roof with an apse at the end".

Brief description

Source : http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/234

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 Asia. These monuments were influential in spreading forms of Manueline, Mannerist and Baroque art in all the countries of Asia where missions were established.

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