Churches and Convents of Goa

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UNESCO World Heritage Site cultural heritage site religious architectural ensemble

The Churches and Convents of Goa are a group of monumental 16th–17th century Portuguese-era religious buildings in Old Goa, India, renowned for their Baroque architecture and central role in the spread of Christianity in Asia.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Basilica of Bom Jesus, Goa, India	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ cultural heritage site ⓘ religious architectural ensemble ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Baroque architecture ⓘ Mannerist architecture ⓘ Manueline architecture ⓘ Portuguese colonial architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Augustinians ⓘ surface form: Augustinian Order Order of Preachers ⓘ surface form: Dominican Order Franciscan Order ⓘ Society of Jesus ⓘ Theatines ⓘ
builtBy	Portuguese Empire ⓘ
builtUnder	Portuguese colonial rule in India ⓘ
centerOf	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman ⓘ
contains	Basilica of Bom Jesus ⓘ Chapel of St. Catherine ⓘ Church of Our Lady of the Rosary ⓘ Church of St. Cajetan ⓘ Church of St. Francis of Assisi ⓘ Convent of St. Francis of Assisi ⓘ Convent of St. Monica ⓘ Ruins of the Church of St. Augustine ⓘ Se Cathedral ⓘ
containsRelicsOf	Francis Xavier ⓘ surface form: St. Francis Xavier
country	India ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
formerCapitalOf	Portuguese India ⓘ
governingBody	Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
heritageCriteria	(ii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inscriptionYear	1986 ⓘ
locatedIn	Goa ⓘ Konkan ⓘ surface form: Konkan region Old Goa ⓘ western India ⓘ
notableFor	Baroque altarpieces and gilded interiors ⓘ fusion of European and local artistic traditions ⓘ monumental scale of religious buildings ⓘ tombs and relics of Catholic saints ⓘ
period	16th century ⓘ 17th century ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
significance	played a central role in the spread of Christianity in Asia ⓘ
tourismType	cultural tourism ⓘ religious tourism ⓘ
UNESCORegion	Asia-Pacific ⓘ
UNESCOSiteType	Cultural ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	234 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Goa → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Churches and Convents of Goa ⓘ

Francis Xavier → burialPlace → Churches and Convents of Goa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Basilica of Bom Jesus, Goa, India

Western India → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Churches and Convents of Goa ⓘ