Chapel of Our Lady of the Mount

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Chapel of Our Lady of the Mount
Capela da Nossa Senhora do Monte
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Chapel of Our Lady of the Mount
15°30′16″N73°55′25″E / 15.5045°N 73.9235°E / 15.5045; 73.9235
Location Old Goa, State of Goa
Country India
Denomination Roman Catholic
History
Founder(s) Afonso de Albuquerque
Architecture
Architectural type Mannerist, Baroque
Years built1510-1519

The Chapel of Our Lady of the Mount is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to the Virgin Mary in Old Goa, India. It is one of the oldest churches in the city and was built between 1510 and 1519. [1] The construction of the church was ordered by Afonso de Albuquerque, the governor of Portuguese India, immediately after the Portuguese conquest of Goa in 1510. [2] The chapel was completed in 1519.

The chapel is located on a hill overlooking the Mandovi river, and is not easily accessible. It was built using laterite stone and the architectural style is Baroque with Mannerist influences. [3] Every year in November, the chapel courtyard plays host to the popular Monte Music Festival. [4] [5]

Until 2001, the chapel was in ruins. A restoration project was then planned and funded by the Fundação Oriente, an organisation that maintains cultural links of Goa and Damaon with Portugal, in association with the state government. [6]

The church before restoration. Chapel Our Lady of the Mount, Old Goa.JPG
The church before restoration.

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References

  1. "Chapel of Our Lady of the Mount". The Times of India.
  2. "HPIP". hpip.org.
  3. "Restoration of Capela da Nossa Senhora do Monte - Old Goa" (PDF). www.hms.civil.uminho.pt. 2001. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
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  5. Oriente, Fundação (22 January 2020). "MONTE MUSIC FESTIVAL 2020".
  6. Couto, Maria (5 July 2005). Goa: A Daughter's Story. Penguin Books India. ISBN   9780143033431 via Google Books.