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The first converts to Christianity in Goa were native Goan women who married Portuguese men that arrived with Afonso de Albuquerque. [1] The city of Goa became the center of Christianisation in the east. [8] The evangelisation activities in Goa were divided in 1555 by the Portuguese viceroy of Goa, Pedro Mascarenhas.
In the past, Goan Catholic women wore a hol, a white sheet over their saris, while going to Church. [113] [114] In the early period of Portuguese rule, Goan Catholic women were married in whites saris (hol) and changed into a red dress or sari, known as saddo, at home. [115] Women of the upper strata wore the Fota-Kimao after the Church ceremony.
Konkani language variants of most Goan Catholic names are derived from Hebrew, Greek, and Latin names from the Old and New Testament Biblical canons.Nowadays Hindu names like Sandeep, Rahul and Anita, etc. are also given.
In addition to common Christian festivals like Christmas, Good Friday, and Easter, the community celebrates many other festivals of religious and historical significance. The Feast of Saint Francis Xavier on 3 December is the major religious feast of all Goan Catholics. [16] Konsachem fest (harvest festival) involves blessing of new harvests. [17]
Christian maidens of Goa meeting a Portuguese nobleman seeking a wife, from the Códice Casanatense (c. 1540) During the mid-16th century, the city of Goa, was the center of Christianization in the East. [7] Christianization in Goa was largely limited to the four concelhos (districts) of Bardez, Mormugao, Salcette, and Tiswadi. [8]
Pages in category "Religion in Goa" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Agrashala; C.
In 1510, the Portuguese wrested Goa from the Sultan of Bijapur and finally established themselves in Goa. [3] By 1544, they conquered the districts of Bardez and Salcette in Goa. [4] The initial converts were the native Goan women who married the Portuguese men that had arrived with Afonso de Albuquerque during the Portuguese conquest of Goa. [5]
She was medical superintendent of the Vanivilas Women and Children Hospital in Bangalore, from 1937 to 1948. [107] Wilfred de Souza, surgeon and politician from Goa, India. He served as Goa's chief minister on three occasions when he was a member of the Indian National Congress and the Goa Rajiv Congress Party, during his third tenure [108]