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.[1] 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.[2] The chapel was completed in 1519.
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.[3] Every year in November, the chapel courtyard plays host to the popular Monte Music Festival.[4][5]
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.[6]
References
- ↑ Chapel of Our Lady of the Mount. Times of India Travel.
- ↑ HPIP. hpip.org.
- ↑ Restoration of Capela da Nossa Senhora do Monte - Old Goa. www.hms.civil.uminho.pt(2001). Retrieved 2020-07-05.
- ↑ Goa Pocket Travel Guide. Bluworlds Guides.
- ↑ MONTE MUSIC FESTIVAL 2020, Oriente, Fundação(January 22, 2020).
- ↑ Goa: A Daughter's Story{{#if:Couto|, Couto}. Penguin Books India(July 5, 2005). ISBN 9780143033431