Old Goa

Old Goa

*Pornnem Gõy, Adlem Gõy* (
UTC+5:30 (IST
)
Old Goa Pornnem Gõy, Adlem Gõy ( UTC+5:30 (IST)
Postcode	403403
Telephone Code	0832

Old Goa (

state of Goa

.

The city was established by the

Panjim (Portuguese: Nova Goa, lit.

''New Goa'').

Etymology

Archdiocese

in 1957

The name "Old Goa" was first used in the 1960s in the address of the Konkani monthly magazine, dedicated to spread the devotion of the Sacred Heart, Dor Mhoineachi Rotti, which was shifted to the Basilica of Bom Jesus in 1964. Postal letters were returned to the sender, as the name "Old Goa" was unknown then, according to then- and long-time editor of the monthly, the great Goan historian late Padre Moreno de Souza, SJ.

The village panchayat uses the name Sé-Old Goa, while the post office and the Archaeological Survey of India use the name Velha Goa.

The place is known as Saibachem Gõy (referring to St Francis Xavier as saib, i.e., master), Pornnem Gõy, Adlem Gõy or just Gõy in Konkani.^{[citation needed]}

"Velha Goa" should not be confused with another former Goan capital, Goa Velha, lying some villages away in the south. The names Vhoddlem Gõy and Thorlem Gõy refer to Goa Velha, while Gõy, besides referring to "Velha Goa"—i.e., Old Goa—also refers to the whole state of Goa in some contexts (Old Goa).^[4]

History

The city was founded in the 15th century as a port on the banks of the

captured by the Portuguese and was under Portuguese rule from 1510 as the administrative seat of Portuguese India

.

The viceroy's residence was transferred in 1759 to the future capital,

Panjim

(a village about 9 kilometres to its west). Few remnants, if any, of the pre-Portuguese period remain at Old Goa.

During the mid-16th century, the Portuguese colony of Goa, especially Velha Goa, was the center of

Christianisation in the East.^[5] The city was evangelized by all religious orders, since all of them had their headquarters there.^[6] The population was roughly 200,000 by 1543. Malaria and cholera epidemics ravaged the city in the 17th century and it was largely abandoned, only having a remaining population of 1,500 in 1775. It was then that the viceroy moved to Panjim. It continued to be the de jure capital of Goa until 1843, when the capital was shifted to Panjim (Ponnjê in Konkani, Nova Goa in Portuguese and Panaji in Hindi). The abandoned city came to be known as "Velha Goa" (in Portuguese, 'Old Goa'), to distinguish it from the new capital Nova Goa (Panjim) and probably also Goa Velha

(also meaning "Old Goa"), which was the Portuguese name for the town on the old site of Govapuri.

Velha Goa was incorporated into the Republic of India after its

Patriarch of the East Indies. Unlike the patriarchs and the major archbishops of the Eastern Catholic Churches, the Patriarch of the East Indies only enjoys honorary title and is fully subject to the Pope. He has a place in the Latin Church similar to the Patriarchs of Venice and Lisbon. This title was conferred upon the Archbishop of Goa as part of a settlement between the Holy See and the Portuguese

government concerning the link between religious and political aspects of its territories.

Churches of Old Goa

Old Goa contains churches including the

Saint Francis Xavier

, who is celebrated every year on 3 December with novenas beginning on 24 November.

Gallery

Church of St. Francis of Assisi
Basilica of Bom Jesus
Chapel of Saint Cathrine
Church of São Caetano in Old Goa
Se Cathedral
Saint Anne's Church
Church of Saint Augustine (now in ruins)
Church of Lady of Rosary
Chapel of Our Lady of the Mount
Church of Saint John of God
Royal Chapel of St. Anthony

Location

Notes

^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Goa Velha Census Town City Population Census 2011-2020 | Goa".
^ "Churches and Convents of Goa". UNESCO World Heritage Convention. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
^ Dor Mhoineachi Rotti. July, 2001. Padri Moreno de Souza, SJ
^ de Mendonça 2002, p. 67
^ Meersman 1971, p. 107

References

de Mendonça, Délio (2002). Conversions and citizenry: Goa under Portugal 1510–1610. Concept Publishing Company.
ISBN 978-81-7022-960-5
. Retrieved 5 December 2011.

Meersman, Achilles (1971). The ancient Franciscan provinces in India, 1500–1835. Christian Literature Society Press.

External links

History of Old Goa (archived)
Old Goa – India tourism

[1] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Goa Velha Census Town City Population Census 2011-2020 | Goa".

[unesco-3] "Churches and Convents of Goa". UNESCO World Heritage Convention. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 18 June 2023.

[4] Dor Mhoineachi Rotti. July, 2001. Padri Moreno de Souza, SJ

[5] Mendonça 2002, p. 67

[6] Meersman 1971, p. 107

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