St. Paul’s Church, Diu
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St. Paul’s Church in Diu is a prominent 17th-century Portuguese Baroque church renowned for its ornate façade and richly carved wooden interior.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St. Paul’s Church, Diu canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Portuguese Baroque church
ⓘ
Roman Catholic church ⓘ church building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Baroque
ⓘ
surface form:
Baroque architecture
Portuguese Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builder | Portuguese colonial authorities ⓘ |
| category |
Baroque church buildings in India
ⓘ
Portuguese colonial architecture in India ⓘ Roman Catholic churches in Gujarat region ⓘ |
| centuryOfCompletion | 17th century ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1610 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1601 ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Paul the Apostle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| followsRite | Latin Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Jesuit missionaries ⓘ |
| governingBody | Roman Catholic Diocese of Rajkot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAltar | main altar dedicated to Saint Paul ⓘ |
| hasFacadeOrientation | west-facing façade ⓘ |
| heritage | Portuguese colonial heritage in India ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | protected monument by Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy |
English
ⓘ
Gujarati ⓘ Konkani ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Diu NERFINISHED ⓘ Diu district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Diu Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
stone
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Paul the Apostle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Arabian Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Diu Fort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Baroque ornamentation
ⓘ
elaborate main altar ⓘ intricately carved wooden pulpit ⓘ ornate Baroque façade ⓘ richly carved wooden interior ⓘ stucco decorations on façade ⓘ |
| regionOfCulturalInfluence | Portuguese India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| significance | one of the best examples of Baroque architecture in western India ⓘ |
| tourismRegion | Diu tourism ⓘ |
| use |
place of worship
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.