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Dear Saligaonetters, Though I have some details of the other wards of Saligao I am in a process to collect more relevant data of the other remaining wards. Till then a little patience. Meawhile kindly read what is given below. ST ANNE’S CHAPEL---SALIGAO. The wards of Mudd’davaddi, Donvaddo and Tabravaddo-Mollebhat had a chance to study in some detail the History of St. Anne’s Chapel in 1992-1993 through the Managing Committee of the150thAnniversary Celebrations, the Administrative Committee of the Chapel and the Souvenir Committee. The findings were placed in the Souvenir of St. Anne Chapel, Saligao( 1843-1993) brought out in the year 1993. For the benefit of the readers and future generations I am giving these details to be archieved in Saligaonet.. Mgr. F.X.Gomes Catao writes in his article" The Church and Chapels of Saligao "in the Souvenir of Mae de Deus Church( 1873-1973), Saligao, the following: " Fr. Miguel Arcanjo Marques of Mudd’davaddi, ordained priest in 1792, was nominated chaplain of St. Anne’s chapel, Saligao, by the order( Portaria) of 2nd July, 1819.". J.Patrocinio de Souza and Alfred D’Cruz, in their book entitled " Saligao, Focus on a Picturesque Goan Village", wrote: ‘The Chapel of St. Anne was inaugurated on May 3rd, 1843. The Minutes Book of the Chapel of St. Anne, Saligao dated 17th January, 1943 on page 35, in its third paragraph states "that the centenary of the chapel would be solemnized coming 16th May, preceded by a triduum, the Administrative Committee of the chapel seeing to its organization and celebration.". According to what is written in the Minutes Book of 1943 we can clearly say that the Chapel, though existed before, was given a provision and thus inaugurated( founded) in May 1843, and affiliated to Nagoa Church of the Blessed Trinity, the Church of our ancestors. Fr. Vicar of Nagoa in 1843 was Fr. Damiao Francisco da Costa. Place where the chapel is situated: According to last survey of Lands under No. 211, sub-division 10, that we consulted, the chapel is situated in the property Palmar called Batta, It is bound up, in the East, with the property of the heirs of Casmiro de Souza, on the West with the property of Maria Lucinda Valerio Gonsalves, widow of Tome Jose Feliciano Maximo da Lima, on the North with the property of the heirs of Felix Caetano Sebastiao Cordeiro and on the South by St. Anne’s Road in the ward Mudd’davaddi de Saligao.. Oral tradition has it that Mrs. Claudina Cordeiro offered one part of her property to St. Anne’s chapel and the other part by the forefathers of Mr. Casmiro de Souza. In 1908 when the need came for the extension of the Sanctuary( Capela-Mor) of the chapel, Mr. Joaquim Erasmo Eufemiano Cordeiro and Professora Maria Filomena de Souza had the honour of offering part of their properties for that purpose. The Chapel. It had a very simple façade consisting of two bays. The bottom portion has a central wooden door with its portico and pilasters in indo-baroque style. The middle portion has a window with two niches. The best part however is the top-most part, with its scrolled gable which is tipped by the cross fixed on a cement pedestal with 4 cement decorations which ends in vase with local fruits situated near the scroll The central niche accommodates the statue of St. Anne . Both the towers that flank the frontispiece are square with decorations and the one on the left hand-side as you face the chapel has the belfry with one bell when stuck gives a sharp tone. The entrance door of the corridor leading to the sacristy is topped by a flower design in cement and has a niche The portico was there originally The first on was made of tin sheets but now a square cemented one has made its appearance. This chapel on the CHOGM road is the cynosure of all eyes…….to be continued. Fr. Nascimento Mascarenhas.
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