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| location = [[Old Goa]], [[State of Goa]]<br />
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The '''Chapel of Our Lady of the Mount''' is a [[Roman Catholic]] church dedicated to the [[Virgin Mary]] in [[Old Goa]], India. It is one of the oldest churches in the city and was built between 1510 and 1519.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/old-goa/chapel-of-our-lady-of-the-mount/ps51876439.cms|title=Chapel of Our Lady of the Mount|website=Times of India Travel}}</ref> The construction of the church was ordered by [[Afonso de Albuquerque]], the governor of Portuguese India, immediately after the [[Portuguese conquest of Goa]] in 1510.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hpip.org/en/heritage/details/625|title=HPIP|website=hpip.org}}</ref> The chapel was completed in 1519.<br />
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The chapel is located on a hill overlooking the [[Mandovi]] river, and is not easily accessible. It was built using [[laterite]] stone and the architectural style is [[Baroque]] with [[Mannerist]] influences.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hms.civil.uminho.pt/sahc/2001/page%201081-1090%20_25_.pdf|title=Restoration of Capela da Nossa Senhora do Monte - Old Goa |date=2001 |website= www.hms.civil.uminho.pt|access-date=2020-07-05}}</ref> Every year in November, the chapel courtyard plays host to the popular Monte Music Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uZrSCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA27|title=Goa Pocket Travel Guide|first1=Bluworlds|last1=Guides|first2=Joydip|last2=Das|publisher=Bluworlds Guides|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://serenademagazine.com/news/monte-music-festival-2020/|title=MONTE MUSIC FESTIVAL 2020|first=Fundação|last=Oriente|date=January 22, 2020}}</ref><br />
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Until 2001, the chapel was in ruins. A restoration project was then planned and funded by the Fundação Oriente, an organisation that maintains cultural links of [[Goa and Damaon]] with [[Portugal]], in association with the state government.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2QYYjT8-0BIC&pg=PA11|title=Goa: A Daughter's Story|first=Maria|last=Couto|date=July 5, 2005|publisher=Penguin Books India|isbn=9780143033431|via=Google Books}}</ref><br />
[[File:Chapel Our Lady of the Mount, Old Goa.JPG|left|thumb|The church before restoration.]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://goa-tourism.com/mount Chapel of Our Lady of the Mount - Goa Tourism]<br />
*[https://www.lonelyplanet.com/india/goa/old-goa/attractions/church-of-our-lady-of-the-mount/a/poi-sig/1047342/356230 Chapel of Our Lady of the Mount - Lonely Planet]<br />
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[[Category:Roman Catholic churches in Old Goa]]<br />
[[Category:Colonial Goa]]<br />
[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Goa]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Goa]]<br />
[[Category:Roman Catholic churches completed in 1519]]<br />
[[Category:1519 establishments in India]]<br />
[[Category:1510s establishments in Portuguese India]]<br />
[[Category:Baroque architecture in India]]<br />
[[Category:Portuguese Colonial architecture in India]]<br />
[[Category:1519 establishments in the Portuguese Empire]]<br />
[[Category:16th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in India]]<br />
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