Saint Paul's College, Goa
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St. Paul's College was a
The ruins were demolished in 1832. The only vestige of the original college and of the collegiate church consecrated on 25 January 1543 is the Gate of the College of St. Paul, that can be seen south of St. Cajetan's church. The arch with a niche at the top and a cross crowning it, is built of laterite and flanked by basalt columns. The legacy of St. Paul's College endures until today in the Rachol Seminary.[3]
History
In 1542 the first Jesuits arrived at India headed by
The French traveler François Pyrard de Laval, who visited Goa c.1608, described the College of St Paul, praising the variety of the subjects taught there free of charge. Like many other European travelers who visited the College, he recorded that at this time it had 3000 students, from all the missions of Asia. Its Library was one of the biggest in Asia, and the first Printing Press was mounted there.
The first printing press
The art of
That year, D. João Nunes Barreto, who had been appointed
Notable alumni
- Blessed priest, and Martyr of Japan
- Saint priestand 'Apostle of Ceylon'.
See also
- Printing in Goa
- Printing in Tamil language
- Francis Xavier
- Henrique Henriques
- St. Paul's College, Macao
- List of Jesuit sites
References
- ^ p.115, O'Malley, J W 1993, 'The First Jesuits', Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- ^ José Nicolau da Fonseca, An historical and archaeological sketch of the city of Goa: preceded by a short statistical account of the territory of Goa
- ^ Cosme Jose Costa sfx (2006). "St Paul's College & Rachol Seminary". Archdiocese of Goa and Daman. Archived from the original on September 15, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
- ^ Borges, pp.20–21
- ISBN 81-7201-664-6
- ^
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Melchior Carneiro". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
Further reading
- Charles J. Borges, The economics of the Goa Jesuits, 1542–1759: an explanation of their rise and fall, Concept Publishing Company, 1994, ISBN 81-7022-505-1
External links
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