On the dot, Rev. Loiola Pereira! Padma Vibhushan Cardinal Gracias' father, Jose, hailed from Battiavaddo-Dramapur and his mother from Sinquetim-Navelim. When it came to an act of implied allegiance, the Cardinal gifted a golden chalice to his 'native' church of St Jose, Dramapur. Best, v
On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 6:59 PM, Joaquim Loiola Pereira <[email protected]>wrote: > It is mistakenly believed that Cardinal Valerian Gracias traces his roots > to > the village of Navelim. Navelim can claim only to ‘half’ of his roots, as > it > is the native village of his mother. His father, Jose Gracias, was born in > the village of Dramapur, which was then part of the parish of Chinchinim. > That Dramapur does not figure in his biography is perhaps due to the fact > that Jose died when the future cardinal was barely two years old and the > boy > was brought up entirely by his mother in Karachi, where the Graciases had > migrated soon after their marriage in Chinchinim. So Navelim, his mother’s > village, became since his effective Goan connection and earthing. >
