One of the Oldest Church - Our Lady of Rosary (1550), Old Goa. This is the Church I never heard of before almost all my life time It was only during the last year ( Sept 2010), I saw it while travelling to Old Goa via river Mondovi by a launch. Finally, visited the church on 3rd May this year (2011) at Monte Santo (Holy hill).
Amazing! How did they do that? It does have some similarities like that of a fortress with beautiful view of river Mandovi, overlooking islands of Divar etc It’s very close to the Santa Monica Convent or Christian Art Museum. Not very far from the ruined church of St. Augustin The Feast of Our Lady of Rosary celebrated here in October It is said that - Church of our Lady of Rosary was constructed at the site where Bijapur Sultan was defeated by Portuguese leader Alfonso de Albuquerque in the year 1510 - Construction work of church was started in the year 1544 and took almost six years to complete. - The church was build in fulfillment of a vow taken by Afonso De Albuquerque - St. Francis Xavier used to preach (teach catechism ) here every evening. Video Clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THZJ-NWB4ks HD http://youtu.be/THZJ-NWB4ks?hd=1 pics http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukchurches3/5708537128/sizes/l/ azment tum bott, soitan tum podd, Jezus mak’ mell (Holi water Basin) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukchurches3/5708535716/sizes/l/ Pulpit (Pulpitr for Xermao) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukchurches3/5707966535/sizes/l/ two of the three Altars http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukchurches3/5708531374/sizes/l/ It also has two Chapels – see video the Main Altar – Nossa Senhora de Rozario http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukchurches3/5708529318/sizes/l/ Hindi / English Inscription for visitors http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukchurches3/5707960435/sizes/l/ A plaque on the Church wall Deste Alto Asistiu Afonso de Albuquerque EM 25 - XI – 1510 A Reconuista de Goa (some one pl translate) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukchurches3/5708538728/ The main door http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukchurches3/5707973895/sizes/l/ Church View from the riverside http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukchurches3/5708524360/sizes/l/ One can also view the pics etc here http://joegoauk.blogspot.com/2011/05/our-lady-of-rosary-church-1550-old-goa.html [email protected] for Goa & NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
