churches and convents of goa
states: [india]
category: cultural
year: 1986
location: State of Goa
region: Asia and the Pacific
latitude/longitude: 15.5022200000, 73.9116700000
visited: 2020
The churches and convents of Goa, the former capital of the Portuguese Indies – particularly the Church of Bom Jesus, which contains the tomb of St Francis-Xavier – illustrate the evangelization of Asia. These monuments were influential in spreading forms of Manueline, Mannerist and Baroque art in all the countries of Asia where missions were established.
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