Hi
Mrs Maria writes " It would be interesting to know that the walls of
this church are built with the stones of two religious institutions, the
stones of the Chapel of Our Lady of the Victory, which was demolished
and those brought from of the Church and Convent of Mother of God,
Daugim, Old Goa, which were almost in ruins. *The remaining came from a
quarry close by*."
*any clear indications where this quarry is?????
kind regards
Ashley
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On Monday 02 May 2016 02:49 AM, Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या
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*Maria de Lourdes Bravo da Costa Rodrigues*
On the first Sunday of May, the church of Mae de Deus, in the
beautiful and well-known village of Saligao celebrates the annual
feast of its patroness Mae de Deus (Mother of God). Saligaokars at
home and those away try to be present on this auspicious occasion to
participate at this annual feast. Besides, the religious ceremony
which lasts for nine days of novenas culminates with the feast being
celebrated today.
This day was also well known for its annual dance called the ‘Foxes
Nite’. Started by the well known Saligao Institute it was continued by
Saligao Sporting Club, which in 2006 organised the XVth ‘Foxes Nite’.
However, there is no event this year nor was there any since the XVth,
if I am not mistaken. Local politics have taken over the organisation
of the event.
Why was it called Foxes Nite?
‘Foxes’- is a moniker that the people of Saligao were branded with for
a hundred years or more, ever since the mid-1900s, by the rest of Goa.
A couple of explanations are given to justify the name. Like most of
the villages in Goa, rice had been the chief crop of Saligao. At some
point of time, the villagers began to grow sugarcane. When the
sugarcane ripened, foxes would descend from the hills to feast on the
sweet cane stalks. The farmers drove them away successfully during the
day and also at night. Another version is that the Saligaokars
successfully cultivated the sugarcane as a crash crop and therefore
were called ‘Uxellantle Kole’. Some said, because they were smart,
niggardly and wily when it came to financial matters.
Until the new church was built, Saligao village was attached to the
Nagoa Parish. However, the village had some chapels and even a
cemetery in 1839. The Archbishop Amorim Pessoa, on a Pastoral Visit to
the parish of Nagoa in 1864, went to see the chapel of Our Lady of the
Victory at Saligao and suggested to the villagers to have their own
church.
The idea was immediately put into execution and all began to work
earnestly, the main person being Francisco Salvador Pinto, very
influential and well connected with the Government. The village
community at its meeting on November 5, 1864, decided to build the
church on the site where it now stands, since it is centrally located.
The foundation stone was laid on February 7, 1867, by the Vicar
General of the Archdiocese, Canon Joachim Antonio do Rosario,
commissioned by the Archbishop Amorim Pessoa. It would be interesting
to know that the walls of this church are built with the stones of two
religious institutions, the stones of the Chapel of Our Lady of the
Victory, which was demolished and those brought from of the Church and
Convent of Mother of God, Daugim, Old Goa, which were almost in ruins.
The remaining came from a quarry close by.
The Image of Our Lady of Mother of God was brought from Daugim on
November 24, 1873, and was kept in the Minor Seminary at Saligao on
November 25, and on the next day taken in procession to the new Church
of Saligao. The church is a fine example of Gothic architecture.
It was solemnly blessed on November 26, 1873, by the Promoter of
Justice and Vicar of Panaji, Fr Domingos Jose Rafael Pinto. On the
same day he gave charge of the parish to the Fr Caetano Xavier de
Abreu from Panaji who was appointed by Order No 514 of October 24, 1873.
On the same day the miraculous Image of Our Lady of Mother of God made
the solemn entry and enthronement of the Image was made. There were
protests from the neighbouring parishioners and Fr Camilo Teodorio
Rodrigues, who was the administrator of the Convent of Mother of God
who did not want to give away the miraculous Image. However, this
difficulty was overcome by the Government Order of June 20, 1865,
which order was approved by the King of Portugal by Order on April 4,
1874.
Fr Gomes Catao tells us that besides the miraculous image which was
then placed on the collateral altar (Gospel’s side), what was also
brought from Daugim, was, another image of the same invocation, of
black stone, which was on the frontispiece of the Convent and is
exposed on the body of the Church, as well as an altar stone which is
on the same collateral altar. In the church there are six altars
dedicated to Christ the Redeemer, St Francis Xavier, SS Hearts of
Jesus and Mary, Our Lady of Assumption and Our Lady of Piety.
In the Church there are also some sacred relics. The beautiful Church
in white with its Neo- Gothic architecture stands tall a tourist
attraction in the state.
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