Se Cathedral Panaji

Old Goa, Panaji , Goa, India
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  • 1

    Portugese flavored Panaji

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    ... remains of the Church of St. Augustine. Ruins and a large tower mark the spot where worshippers once prayed. Visited Se Cathedral. Construction of this beautiful Portugese-Gothic church began in the late 16th century. The same was completed in 1652. ...

  • 2

    Can't think of a pun with Goa in the title

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    ... lively, but more lucky was that we were there for the showing of the remains of St Francis Xavier, whose remains are exhibited in the Se Cathedral only every 10 years for 40 days at a time. The story goes that his body was dug up to be transported back ...

  • 3

    Scootering to Panjim and Old Goa

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    ... term resident and patron saint of Goa, St. Francis Xavier, whose mausoleum is placed in the church. We also took a tour around the Se Cathedral which is the largest in Asia standing at over 76m long and 55m wide and build in 1562. After lunch in Old Goa ...

  • 4

    Portuguese respite

    ... is the Cathedral of the Bon Jesus, with the crypt of Asia's favourite saint - Francis Xavier, as well as Se Cathedral, the largest cathedral in Asia. I swanned around back in home Christian territory. Which leads me off on a tangent - I was furious when ...

  • 5

    History and a bit of Spice!

    49 photos

    ... with churches.;The Basillica of Bom Jesus (St Francis Xavier’s resting place - the patron saint of goa), Se Cathedral (the biggest cathedral in Asia), Church of St Francis Assisi and the chapel of St Catherine. It was absolutely roasting walking ...

  • 6

    Old Goa

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    ... It seemed to also be an important burial place as there were a lot of graves of bishops underneath our feet. Just behind this was the Se Cathedral which is still in use and boasts a huge gold altar. One of the side altars had a Cross of Healing which is ...

  • 7

    Panaji (Panjim) – Church City

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    ... all that’s left are the crumbling remanants of the city’s once glorious cathedrals.  The largest church is the SE Cathedral which is the largest in Asia.  Construction started in 1562 and only finished 90 years later.  In the ...

  • 8

    Goa

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    ... . Beautiful original frescoes adorn these walls depicting scenes of the life of St Francis. The final church was the Se Cathedral, the cathedral dedicated to Saint Catherine and built to commemorate the victory of the Portuguese over a Muslim army, which ...

  • 9

    Goa Gone

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    ... of Bom Jesus, where the (im)mortal remains of St Francis Xavier reside, the Church of St Francis of Assisi and the impressive Se Cathedral, the largest in Asia. Joseph, our driver, took us for a short drive around Panaji, mainly along the wide Mondavi ...

  • 10

    The day my bag went for a tour of Goa

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    ... that it could very much look like Cuba, or Lisbon, or any other city or country I have never visited... Hehe.  The SE cathedral contained the remains of St Francis Xavier, who was a great missionary in India. We spent about an hour debating the ...