Goa-Velha, St. Andrew Church (built in 1583?) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk19/3542057783/sizes/l/ I always thought the church is not more than 200 years old. When I was young, an older lady from the village used to tell me about the facts of the church at the time of building it (it was passed on to her by her in-law and so on) At the present church building site, there were huge pits (dug up holes/tanks for foundation etc). During the monsoon, the local used to catch large Tigurr (a fresh water cat fish see pic http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk19/3489057632/ ) and I thought this must be around early 1900 or later 1800. However, the Archdiocese website http://www.archgoadaman.org/?q=content/parishes put the year 1583 which means more than 425 years old? However, I think there was another church in the village towards Pilar. The giant crosses still exist on the side of NH17 one near Dakonkar Hospital (St. Anthony road) and one opp PAP or Bharat Gas or where Kadambas capital was. Perhaps, this was the church which was built in 1583? Anyway, here is a short clip of the church just uploaded. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCVmnz9XpNE
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