OUR LADY OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH

 


 Our Lady Of Immaculate Conception Church


 Goa is not only known for its beaches and night life but also for its churches. One of the most famous churches in Goa is the OUR LADY OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH . 

Here masses are celebrated everyday in English, Konkani and Portuguese.

The church was first built in 1541 as a chapel on a hill side overlooking the city of Panjim, it was then replaced by a larger church in the 1600s as a part of Portuguese Goa's religious expansion. 

In the 18th century the stairways in the symmetrical zigzag form were added to the church.

 


The second largest Church bell in Goa was installed in a bell tower in 1871. 

It was formerly at the Augustinian Monastery on Holy Hill, and was retrieved after the monastery was damaged. 


 


 

 

 

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