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Old Goa, the capital, was the first centre for Christianity. Christianity was introduced by the Franciscans, and given later impetus by Francis Xavier when he founded the Jesuit mission in 1542. The Inquisition began soon after and all faiths other than Catholicism were banned. Consequently Hindus who had converted took Portugese names to be on the safe side and there are lots of Indian families with Portugese names still. The mortal remains of Francis Xavier are in a crystal coffin in the Cathdral of the Bom Jesus (Good Jesus), see notice in photo. A little further on a notice tells us that there is a monstrance in the sacristy (closed) that contains 'a finger of Francis Xavier which fell off in 1854.'
The Portugese built amazing churches and cathedrals all close together in the city, but little now remains of the city of Old Goa except those churches and cathedrals. There is the Cathedral of the Bom Jesus, the Se Cathedral and the Cathedral of Francis of Assisi, others having now become 'departments' of one kind and another. By 1843 the port at Old Goa had silted up, and the population had been decimated by malaria and cholera, so the capital shifted to Panjim. The magnificent churches that remain are in landscaped gardens and some of the buildings house museums, archeolgical exhibitions and art galleries. They are wonderful to visit, but are not part of a living environment.
Old Goa, the capital, was the first centre for Christianity. Christianity was introduced by the Franciscans, and given later impetus by Francis Xavier when he founded the Jesuit mission in 1542. The Inquisition began soon after and all faiths other than Catholicism were banned. Consequently Hindus who had converted took Portugese names to be on the safe side and there are lots of Indian families with Portugese names still. The mortal remains of Francis Xavier are in a crystal coffin in the Cathdral of the Bom Jesus (Good Jesus), see notice in photo. A little further on a notice tells us that there is a monstrance in the sacristy (closed) that contains 'a finger of Francis Xavier which fell off in 1854.'
The Portugese built amazing churches and cathedrals all close together in the city, but little now remains of the city of Old Goa except those churches and cathedrals. There is the Cathedral of the Bom Jesus, the Se Cathedral and the Cathedral of Francis of Assisi, others having now become 'departments' of one kind and another. By 1843 the port at Old Goa had silted up, and the population had been decimated by malaria and cholera, so the capital shifted to Panjim. The magnificent churches that remain are in landscaped gardens and some of the buildings house museums, archeolgical exhibitions and art galleries. They are wonderful to visit, but are not part of a living environment.
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