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Church of Mary Immaculate Conception
Church of Mary, Goa TourismThe church was one of the first to be built in Goa, certainly being there by 1541.

The early church was completely re-built from its foundations in 1619 and this was even considered, taking accountof the still negligible population of the area and the size of the new church, is a striking commentary on the religious climateof the time and the wealth available to the churches.

The interior of the church is relatively simple by the standards of the time although the backdrop to the main altar, dedicated to Mary Immaculate, is impressive enough.

However, it is the two flanking altars that catch the eye, that on the left dedicated to Jesus Crucified and that on the right to Our Lady of the Rosary.

Each is a riot of heavily gilded, deeply carved ornamentation, yet compact and controlled, a fine example of the period. At the side of each is a marble statue, one of St Peter and one of St Paul.

In the south transept to the right of the main altar is a Chapel of St. Francis Xavier, whose glass-encased statue occupies the centre of the reredos.




Churches in Goa » Se Cathedral Church » Ruins of Church of St. Augustine » The Church of St. Anne at Talaulim. Ilhas » Basilica of Bom Jesus » Reis Magos Church » St. Cajetan Church » Church of St. Francis of Assissi » Church of St Paul » Church of Mary Immaculate Conception





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