jump to the content
Advanced search

Churches and Convents of Goa

India
Date of Inscription: 1986
Criteria: (ii)(iv)(vi)
State of Goa
N15 30 08 E73 54 42
Ref: 234

Brief Description

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.

Links