Chapel of St. Catherine
The Chapel of St. Catherine is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Old Goa in the same compound as Se Cathedral and the Church and Convent of St. Francis of Assisi.Photo: Hemant192, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church in Old Goa, India
- Also known as: “Chapel of Saint Catherine of Alexandria” and “St Catherine’s Chapel, Old Goa”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Se Cathedral and Church and Convent of St. Francis of Assisi.
Se Cathedral
Church
The Sé Catedral de Santa Catarina, known as Se Cathedral, is the cathedral of the Latin Church Archdiocese of Goa and Daman and the seat of the Patriarch of the East Indies. Se Cathedral is situated 200 metres east of Chapel of St. Catherine.
Church and Convent of St. Francis of Assisi
Church
The Church of St. Francis of Assisi was built in 1661 by the Portuguese in the Portuguese Viceroyalty of India. The Church of St. Francis of Assisi, together with a convent, was established by eight Portuguese Franciscan friars who landed in Goa in 1517. Church and Convent of St. Francis of Assisi is situated 100 metres east of Chapel of St. Catherine.
Arch of the Viceroys
Photo: Drpraj2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Arch of the Viceroys, also known as Viceroy's Arch, was erected in 1599 in Goa, India, by Viceroy Francisco da Gama. It was erected to commemorate Vasco da Gama’s arrival in India in 1498. Arch of the Viceroys is situated 440 metres northeast of Chapel of St. Catherine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Goa and Tiswadi.
Old Goa
Old Goa is a historical site and city situated on the southern banks of the River Mandovi, within the Tiswadi taluka of North Goa district, in the Indian state of Goa.
Tiswadi
Photo: Fredericknoronha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tiswadi, formerly known as Ilhas, is a taluka in the district of North Goa, situated in the Indian coastal state of Goa. It is an estuarine island situated on the confluence of the Mandovi and Zuari rivers.
Piedade
Village
Piedade is an island village located in Ilhas, a northern district in the state of Goa, India, and named after Our Lady of Compassion. The name comes from the Portuguese word piedade, which means "compassion". Piedade is situated 2½ km northwest of Chapel of St. Catherine.
Chapel of St. Catherine
- Categories: chapel, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Tiswadi, North Goa, Goa, Western India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
15.50327° or 15° 30′ 12″ northLongitude
73.91041° or 73° 54′ 38″ eastOpen location code
7J7MGW36+85OpenStreetMap ID
way 201244224OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=chapelOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q20047741
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In Other Languages
From French to Portuguese—“Chapel of St. Catherine” goes by many names.
- French: “chapelle Sainte-Catherine de Vieux-Goa”
- French: “Chapelle Sainte-Catherine de Vieux-Goa”
- German: “Capela de Santa Catarina (Goa)”
- German: “Capela de Santa Catarina”
- Malayalam: “വി. കത്രീനയുടെ ചാപ്പൽ”
- Portuguese: “Capela de Santa Catarina”
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