Capela de Nossa Senhora da Saúde

The Capela de Nossa Senhora da Saúde (Chapel of Our Lady of Health) is a Roman Catholic Chapel build in 1705 on the island of Chorão in Goa.[1]

Chapel of Our Lady of Health
Capela de Nossa Senhora da Saúde
Chapel of Our Lady of Health
LocationChorão, Goa
CountryIndia
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
StatusChapel
Founded1705 (1705)
DedicationOur Lady of Health
Architecture
Architect(s)Jose Maria Tito Fernandes
StyleBaroque
Administration
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Goa and Daman

History

Tradition has it that this chapel is the most antique monument in the island of Chorão and it was built at the expense of the Comunidade of Chorão.

The Chapel was re-built in 1940 and blessed on 24 April 1942. The original facade of the old chapel including the towers were left untouched. Jose Maria Tito Fernandes, the Architect who was mainly instrumental in rebuilding the Chapel and in putting up such a fine structure.

The Chapel has three altars. The main altar is dedicated to the patroness, Nossa Senhora da Saúde, and the lateral ones to St. Joseph and St. Sebastian.

The Chapel has the Stations of the Cross which have been canonically erected.

At the expense of Benedito Quadros a Grotto dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes has been built in the compound of the Chapel. It was blessed on 27 April 1948.

  • Capela de Nossa Senhora da Saúde Goa const.1500-1600

See also

References
  1. Studia – Centro de Estudos Históricos Ultramarinos (in Portuguese). Centro de Estudos Históricos Ultramarinos. 1965. p. 110. Retrieved 16 October 2018.


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