St Clara's Church (Assonora)

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St Clara's Church
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St Clara's Church
Location Assonora, Goa
CountryIndia
Denomination Roman Catholic
Membership2,300
History
Status Church
Founded1768
Dedication Saint Clare of Assisi
Architecture
Style Baroque
Completed1781
Administration
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Goa and Daman

Church of St. Clara, also known as the St. Clara of Assisi Chapel, is a Roman Catholic church in Assonora, Goa, India. [1] The church was built in 1768 and the religious order based in the Parish of St. Clare Church at Assonora is the Poor Sisters of Our Lady (PSOL), based at the Infant Jesus of Prague Convent, Auchit Waddo in Assonora. [2]

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References

  1. "Devotion to Our Lady of Perpetual Succour". The Navhind Times. 27 October 2015.
  2. "Goan Churches".