India is home to countless monuments contributed through centuries by native rulers invaders, etc.
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Above image: The Church of St. Francis of Assisi, Old Goa, India. Image credit: Aaron C - originally posted to Flickr (Wikipedia common using Flickr upload Bot......
In the Portuguese Viceroyalty of India in 1661 The Church of St. Francis of Assisi along with a convent came up, It was established by eight Portuguese Franciscan friars who landed in Goa in 1517 along with other explorers from Portugal to expand the land and the trade activities in the subcontinent. As for the Missionaries, they were keen to convert the natives to Christianity and had already begun their missionary work.
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The Church of St. Francis of Assisi is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Churches and convents of Goa.The information as mentioned on the plaque beside the Church of St. Francis of Assisi is as follows: .
''The three tier exterior facade has octagonal towers on each side and in the central niche there is a statue of St. Michael. The main entrance is decorated with circular pilasters and rosette band. The central nave is barrel-vaulted while the crossing is rib-vaulted which supports the choir. The internal buttress walls, separating the chapels and supporting the gallery on top, have frescoes showing floral designs''.
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| Interior Church of St. Francis of Assisi Goa. .flickr.com |
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| . The Church of St. Francis of Assisi Goa,nunestravels.com |
Above the tabernacle in the main altar is a large statue of St. Francis of Assisi and Jesus on the cross, statues of St. Peter and St. Paul are seen below. The adjoining walls of nave retain gilded interior with painted panels depicting scenes from the life of St Francis of Assisi."
The church is about six miles (10 km) East of Panaji, Goa’s state capital. The church had a humble beginning, became a small church in 1521; consecration took place only in 1602. To accommodate more worshippers, the current church was built in 1661 carefully using a blend of different European designs. Its exterior decoration is in the simple Tuscan order, but its interior, especially the main altar has rich Baroque with Corinthian features.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_and_Convent_of_St._Francis_of_Assisi
https://www.flickr.com/photos/eustaquio/9434869358
https://www.nunestravels.com/hot-spot-of-goa/churches/st-francis-assisi-church
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Church-of-Saint-Francis-of-Assisi
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