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The Churches and Convents of Goa are monuments inscribed under the World Heritage List in 1986 as cultural property which were built by the Portuguese colonial rulers of Goa between the 16th and 18th centuries. These monuments are mainly in the former capital of Velha Goa or Old Goa. These monuments of Goa, known as the "Rome of the East", were established by different Catholic religious orders, from 1510 onward. There were originally 60 churches of which only some of them are surviving monuments in the city of Old Goa.
The city of Goa was founded in the fifteenth century by the Muslim Sultanate of Bijapur on the banks of the Mandovi river. The city was taken in 1510 by Portuguese Afonso de Albuquerque with the help of the Goan Hindu privateer Timoja, remaining continuously under Portuguese rule until the twentieth century.
The first converts to Christianity in Goa were native Goan women who married Portuguese men. Jesuits, Franciscans, Dominicans and other Catholic religious orders settled in Goa from the sixteenth century.
These monuments reflect the cultural exchange and legacy of the Portuguese: while the architectural forms follow the European canon, the internal decoration of altars, altarpieces, paintings and furniture reflect the labour, the work of local artists.
From the late seventeenth century, trade competition with Dutch and British led to the economic decline of the city of Goa. Several epidemics ravaged the city and the river Mandovi became inadequate for the more modern ships. The Viceroy moved to Pangim (Nova Goa) in 1759, and Velha Goa lost its capital status officially in 1843.
The Republic of India invaded and annexed Goa in 1961, ending more than 451 years of continuous Portuguese rule.
The Sites are:
1. The Church of Our Lady of the Rosary is a Catholic church built between 1544 and 1547
2. Sé Catedral of Goa :The cathedral was completed in 1619 and was consecrated in 1640
3. Basilica of Bom Jesus : Construction work on the church began in 1594 and was consecrated in May 1605
4. Church and convent of St. Francis of Assisi : Established by eight Portuguese Franciscan friars in 1521 but was completely rebuilt from 1661.
5. The Chapel of St. Catherine: It was built in 1510 .
6. Ruins of the Church of St. Augustine : The church was built between 1597 and 1602 and it was abandoned in 1835.
7. Church of Divine Providence ( St. Cajetan Church): The church was built by 1665

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