Place · Portuguese-era Franciscan church · India
Church of St Francis of Assisi, Old Goa
Also known as Igreja de São Francisco de Assis
Built by the Franciscans in 1521 as a chapel and rebuilt in 1661 in the Manueline-Baroque fusion style the Portuguese favoured in Goa. Carved screen altar with the Great Commission scene, floor paved with the gravestones of Portuguese fidalgos, and the Convent of St Francis of Assisi (now the Archaeological Museum of Goa) adjoining. UNESCO World Heritage.
Christian
- Function
- Religious institution & practice
- Confidence
- Established / referenced
- Location
- 15.502, 73.912
Connections (1)
- Site withinOld Goa
The Church of St Francis of Assisi is on the Old Goa monumental ensemble, west of the Se Cathedral.
Sources
Standard reference (Archaeological Survey of India).
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