old goa church
The name Old Goa was first used in the 1960s in the address of the
Konkani monthly magazine, dedicated to spread the devotion of the Sacred Heart, Dor Mhoineachi Rotti which was shifted to the Basilica of Bom Jesus
in 1964. Postal letters were returned to the sender, as the name "Old
Goa" was unknown then, according to then and long-time editor of the
monthly, the great Goan historian late Padre Moreno de Souza, SJ.
This is the only church in Old Goa, which is not plastered on the outside, the lime plaster having been stripped off by a zealous Portuguese conservationist in 1950.
This magnificent edifice stands as a superb example of Baroque architecture in
Goa. The church is called "Bom Jesus" meaning 'good Jesus' or 'infant Jesus' to
whom it is dedicated. The façade has on it, at the top, the letters, "HIS" which
are the first three letters of Jesus in Greek.
This is the only church in Old Goa, which is not plastered on the outside, the lime plaster having been stripped off by a zealous Portuguese conservationist in 1950.
