Monday, November 19, 2007

Goa Basilica of Bom Jesus

Packages for Goa take you a trip through various churches of Goa. Churches in Goa echo Portugal architecture and speak volumes about the intricate works-of-art of the late sixteenth and seventeenth century.


Churches of Goa Basilica of Bom Jesus, built in 1605, holds a significant position in every pilgrimage's mind. Situated in Old Goa, this church in Goa has recently been declared as the World Heritage Monument. It is at this church in Goa that the relics of St.Francis Xavier are kept. This church in Goa is opened to the pilgrims once in every ten year when they, in lakhs, come to take part in the exposition of the body of St. Francis Xavier.

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