How interesting.  We go to Arossim Beach for our walks and often admire the
flow and expansiveness of the architecture of these homes. Now that we can
visualise the historical background of these lovely structures, they take
on even more of a life of their own. Thanks for sharing.

On Tue, 5 Sept 2023, 15:04 John de Figueiredo, <[email protected]>
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> Dear Themistocles,
> What a beautiful story and lovely pictures! Thank you for sharing this
> with us.
> Sincerely,
> John M. de Figueiredo
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 4, 2023, at 3:28 PM, Themistocles D'Silva <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> 
>
> Please also visit
>
> about *Onvalleancho Mallo* in
> https://brill.com/view/journals/jjs/6/4/article-p577_577.xml
>
> The *Garden of Shepherds* of Miguel de Almeida represents the best
> systematization of the pastoral discourse within the Jesuit literature
> developed in South Asian languages.
> <https://brill.com/view/journals/jjs/6/4/article-p577_577.xml#FN000043>The
> book, written in Konkani through Roman script, was published at the College
> of Saint Paul in 1658–59. The work is structured in sermons following the
> celebrations of the Catholic calendar, one for each Sunday of the year.
>       Miguel de Almeida was born in the Portuguese village of Gueva
> (province of Beira) in 1607. In 1624, he entered the Jesuit novitiate in
> Goa. He learned Konkani at the College of Saint Paul where he became
> rector, and finally provincial of the Society of Jesus, 1659–62. Apart from
> the *Garden of Shepherds,* Miguel de Almeida possibly co-authored a
> grammar of Konkani language together with António de Saldanha. The Jesuit
> Ignazio Archamone (1615–83) informs us of the elegant and clear style of
> Almeida’s works in the local language of Goa. He died in Raichur in 1683.
>
> *Themistocles D'Silva*
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