Se Cathedral

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Se Cathedral is a grand 16th-century Portuguese-era Roman Catholic cathedral in Old Goa, renowned as one of Asia’s largest churches and a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Se Cathedral canonical 5
Se Cathedral complex 1
Sé Cathedral 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic cathedral
UNESCO World Heritage Site component
church building
tourist attraction
alsoKnownAs St. Catherine’s Cathedral
Sé Catedral de Santa Catarina
architecturalStyle Baroque elements
Manueline architecture
surface form: Portuguese-Manueline

Renaissance architecture
builder Portuguese colonial authorities
builtBy Portuguese Empire
centuryOfConstruction 16th century
consecrationYear 1640
constructionEnd 1619
constructionStart 1562
country India
dedicatedTo Saint Catherine of Alexandria
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman
surface form: Archdiocese of Goa and Daman
ecclesiasticalStatus cathedral church of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman
festival St Catherine's Day
surface form: Feast of Saint Catherine
floorPlanType cruciform plan
follows Roman Catholic liturgy
governingBody Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman
surface form: Archdiocese of Goa and Daman
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageDesignationYear 1986
heritageSignificance example of Portuguese colonial religious architecture in India
locatedIn Asia
Goa
Konkan
surface form: Konkan region

North Goa district
Old Goa
material laterite
lime plaster
notableFeature façade with Tuscan style
golden bell
large nave
one of the largest churches in Asia
ornate main altar
side chapels
partOf Churches and Convents of Goa
patronSaint Saint Catherine of Alexandria
primaryFunction seat of the Archbishop of Goa and Daman
regionOfInfluence Portuguese India
religion Christianity
rite Latin Rite
tourismCategory cultural heritage site
religious tourism site

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Old Goa contains Se Cathedral
Convent of St. Francis of Assisi facing Se Cathedral
this entity surface form: Se Cathedral complex
North Goa district containsChurch Se Cathedral
Church of Our Lady of the Rosary locatedNear Se Cathedral
this entity surface form: Sé Cathedral
Convent of St. Monica adjacentTo Se Cathedral