Churches and Convents of Goa

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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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Generate an image of the Churches and Convents of Goa (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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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ
religious architectural ensemble ⓘ
architecturalStyle Baroque architecture ⓘ
Mannerist architecture ⓘ
Manueline architecture ⓘ
Portuguese colonial architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Augustinian Order ⓘ
linked to: Augustinians

Dominican Order ⓘ
linked to: Order of Preachers

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 St. Francis Xavier ⓘ
linked to: Francis Xavier
country India ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
formerCapitalOf Portuguese India ⓘ
governingBody Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
heritageCriteria (ii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inscriptionYear 1986 ⓘ
locatedIn Goa ⓘ
Konkan region ⓘ
linked to: Konkan

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 ⓘ

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Goa → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Churches and Convents of Goa ⓘ
Francis Xavier → burialPlace → Basilica of Bom Jesus, Goa, India ⓘ
linked to: Churches and Convents of Goa
Western India → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Churches and Convents of Goa ⓘ
Old Goa → UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf → Churches and Convents of Goa ⓘ
Basilica of Bom Jesus → partOf → Churches and Convents of Goa ⓘ
Church of St. Francis of Assisi → partOf → Churches and Convents of Goa ⓘ
Church of St. Francis of Assisi → adjacentTo → Sé Cathedral of Goa ⓘ
linked to: Churches and Convents of Goa
Chapel of St. Catherine → partOf → Old Goa church complex ⓘ
linked to: Churches and Convents of Goa
Convent of St. Francis of Assisi → partOf → Churches and Convents of Goa ⓘ
Ruins of the Church of St. Augustine → partOf → Churches and Convents of Goa ⓘ
Church of Our Lady of the Rosary → partOf → Churches and Convents of Goa ⓘ
Convent of St. Monica → partOf → Old Goa church and convent complex ⓘ
linked to: Churches and Convents of Goa
Se Cathedral → partOf → Churches and Convents of Goa ⓘ
Church of St. Cajetan → partOf → Churches and Convents of Goa ⓘ
World Heritage Sites in India → hasSite → Churches and Convents of Goa ⓘ
Rome of the East → associatedWith → Churches and Convents of Goa ⓘ
Archbishop of Goa and Daman → associatedWith → Old Goa World Heritage church complex ⓘ
linked to: Churches and Convents of Goa
Karmali railway station → near → Old Goa churches ⓘ
linked to: Churches and Convents of Goa
Sé Catedral de Santa Catarina → partOf → Churches and Convents of Goa ⓘ
St. Catherine’s Cathedral → partOf → Churches and Convents of Goa ⓘ
Reis Magos Church → partOf → Catholic heritage of Goa ⓘ
linked to: Churches and Convents of Goa