Capela De Santa Catarina De Alexandria ( Chapel Of St Catherine )

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Unesco Heritage Site

Capela De Santa Catarina De Alexandria ( Chapel Of St Catherine ) - Location details

Capela De Santa Catarina De Alexandria ( Chapel Of St Catherine ), Unesco Heritage Site, Old Goa (Velha Goa, Tiswadi), North Goa, Goa

Capela De Santa Catarina De Alexandria ( Chapel Of St Catherine ) - Food details

Fish Thali, Bebinca, Alle Belle

Capela De Santa Catarina De Alexandria ( Chapel Of St Catherine ) - History details

In Old Goa’s UNESCO church complex, this chapel (1510) commemorates Afonso de Albuquerque’s entry on St Catherine’s Day; raised to cathedral status in 1534 and enlarged in 1550. Brown‑white laterite façade; non‑functional but historically pivotal.