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| denomination = [[Roman Catholic]]
| name = Church of St. Franc of Assisi
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| other name = {{Lang|pt|Igreja de São Francisco de Assis}}
| image = Church of St. Francis of Assisi.jpg
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| coordinates = {{Coord|15|30|11.60|N|73|54|40.60|E|display=inline,title}}
| country = [[India]]
| location = [[Velha Goa]]
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The '''Church of St. Francis of Assisi''' was built in 1661 by the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] in the [[Portuguese India|Portuguese Viceroyalty of India]].<ref>{{cite news|title=The Convent and Church of St. Francis of Assisi|url=http://www.goatourism.gov.in/destinations/churches/129-the-convent-and-church-of-st-francis-of-assisi|accessdate=18 May 2017|publisher=Tourism Department, [[Government of Goa]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506094251/http://www.goatourism.gov.in/destinations/churches/129-the-convent-and-church-of-st-francis-of-assisi|archive-date=6 May 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Church of St. Francis of Assisi, together with a convent, was established by eight Portuguese Franciscan friars who landed in Goa in 1517.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Church of Saint Francis of Assisi|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Church-of-Saint-Francis-of-Assisi|encyclopedia=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Old Goa – Walk amongst Heritage!|url=http://www.navhindtimes.in/old-goa-walk-amongst-heritage/|publisher=[[The Navhind Times]]|date=20 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=A granary for North Goa once upon a time|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/A-granary-for-North-Goa-once-upon-a-time/articleshow/55428200.cms|newspaper=[[Times of India]]|date=15 November 2016}}</ref> It is part of the [[World Heritage Site]], [[Churches and convents of Goa]].

==The Structure==
The following is the information as seen on the plaque beside the Church of St. Francis of Assisi.

"<u>The three tier facade have octagonal towers on each side and in the central niche there is a statue of [[St. Michael]]. The main entrance is decorated with circular pilasters and rosette band. The central nave is barrel-vaulted while the crossing is rib-vaulted which supports the choir. The internal buttress walls, separating the chapels and supporting the gallery on top, have frescoes showing floral designs</u>. Above the tabernacle in the main altar is a large statue of [[St. Francis of Assisi]] and [[Jesus]] on the cross, statues of [[St. Peter]] and [[St. Paul]] are seen below. The adjoining walls of nave retain painted panels depicting scenes from the life of St Francis of Assisi."

==References :-==
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{{commons category|Igreja de São Francisco de Assis (Goa)}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Church Of St. Francis Of Assisi}}
[[Category:Colonial Goa]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic churches completed in 1661]]
[[Category:17th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in India]]
[[Category:1661 establishments in India]]
[[Category:1660s establishments in Portuguese India]]
[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Goa]]
[[Category:Baroque architecture in India]]
[[Category:Portuguese Colonial architecture in India]]
[[Category:1661 establishments in the Portuguese Empire]]
[[Category:Franciscan churches in India]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic churches in Old Goa]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic churches in Goa]]

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