Goan Baroque: Portuguese ecclesiastical architecture in India (17th–18th c.)

1. Portuguese capture Goa and found early chapels

   Jan 1, 1510Labels: Afonso de, Chapel of, Old Goa

   • UNESCO
   • St Catherine

2. Church of Our Lady of the Rosary built

   Jan 1, 1544Labels: Our Lady, Old Goa

   • Rosary Church
   • UNESCO

3. Construction begins on Se Cathedral complex

   Jan 1, 1562Labels: Se Cathedral, Old Goa

   • Se Cathedral
   • UNESCO

4. Construction begins on Basilica of Bom Jesus

   Nov 24, 1594Labels: Basilica of, Jesuits

   • Goa Govt
   • Britannica

5. Augustinian church complex completed on Monte Santo

   Jan 1, 1602Labels: St Augustine, Monte Santo

   • Goa Govt
   • St Augustine

6. Basilica of Bom Jesus consecrated

   May 15, 1605Labels: Basilica of, Jesuits

   • Goa Govt
   • Britannica

7. St. Monica’s Convent foundation stone laid

   Jul 2, 1606Labels: St Monica, Santa Monica

   • HPIP
   • Catholic Connect

8. Se Cathedral completed; cathedral consecrated later

   Jan 1, 1619Labels: Se Cathedral, Santa Catarina

   • Se Cathedral
   • UNESCO

9. St. Monica’s Convent and church completed

   Dec 15, 1627Labels: St Monica, Santa Monica

   • Catholic Connect
   • HPIP

10. Old Goa declines amid epidemics and depopulation

    Jan 1, 1650Labels: Old Goa, epidemics

    • Britannica
    • Old Goa

11. Church of St. Cajetan in Old Goa completed

    Jan 1, 1661Labels: Church of, Theatines

    • Goa Govt
    • UNESCO

12. Church of St. Francis of Assisi rebuilt in Baroque form

    Jan 1, 1661Labels: Church of, Franciscans

    • Britannica
    • UNESCO

13. Religious orders expelled; St. Augustine complex abandoned

    Jan 1, 1835Labels: St Augustine, Portuguese government

    • Goa Govt
    • St Augustine

14. Capital shifts to Panjim; Old Goa loses administrative role

    Mar 22, 1843Labels: Panjim, Old Goa

    • Old Goa
    • Panaji

15. UNESCO inscribes Churches and Convents of Goa

    Jan 1, 1986Labels: Churches and, UNESCO

    • UNESCO
    • Culture India