According to a footnote to the article "O Padre Faria e a sua Apoteose" by Ruy Sant'Elmo, published in the "Boletim Eclesiastico da Arquidiocese de Goa" (Series II - Year I - N� 3) of September 1942, "The bronze statue of Fr. Faria comes out of the studio of the sculptor Kamat, native of Portuguese India. It is already made and paid for. It awaits its transportation to Goa, after the surpassing of thousands of bureaucratic hurdles ...". So, the statue must have been placed "in situ" soon afterwards, in the last quarter of 1942 or early 1943. The statue was paid for by public subscription, so I cannot see behind its placement and the naming of the "praca" after the Abbe any "political agenda in assuaging Goan sentiment at that point of time".
Jorge ----- Original Message ----- From: Frederick Noronha (FN) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2004 10:52 PM Subject: [Goanet]Abbe Faria statue in Panjim > Anyone knows when the Abbe Faria statue went up in Panjim, and the name of > the 'praca' outside the secretariat was named after him? Was there any > political agenda in assuaging Goan sentiment at that point of time? Just > wondering... FN ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
