Chapel of St. Catherine

{{short description|UNESCO world heritage site in India}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Use Indian English|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox church | denomination = | name = Chapel of St. Catherine | full_name = | other_name = | image = Front side Chapel of St. Catherine.JPG | image_size = | caption = | pushpin_map = India Goa#India | country = India | coordinates = {{coord| 15.503438 | 73.910437 |display=inline}} | location = Velha Goa, State of Goa | previous_denomination = Roman Catholic | founder = Afonso de Albuquerque | founded = {{start date and age|1510}} | functional_status = Non-functional | churchmanship = | website = | former_name = }}

The '''Chapel of St. Catherine''' ({{langx|pt|Capela de Santa Catarina}}) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Old Goa in the same compound as Se Cathedral and the Church and Convent of St. Francis of Assisi. It was built in 1510 in the Baroque architectural style, and has a brown and white facade. It faces the Mandovi River and is part of the World Heritage Site, Churches and convents of Goa.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.trawell.in/goa/panjim/chapel-of-st-catherine-old-goa |title=CHAPEL OF ST. CATHERINE - OLD GOA - TRAVEL INFO |website=Trawell.in |access-date=2019-10-30}}</ref> The chapel is not functional.

== History == It was erected by Afonso de Albuquerque, Portuguese conqueror, in 1510 to commemorate his victorious entry to the city of Goa on St Catherine's Day. Pope Paul III granted it status of cathedral in 1534 and it was rebuilt.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/old-goa/chapel-of-st-catherine/ps51826927.cms |title=Chapel of St. Catherine |website=Times of India Travel |access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/india/attractions/chapel-of-st-catherine/a/poi-sig/1319358/356195 |title=Chapel of St Catherine {{!}} Old Goa, India Old Goa |website=lonelyplanet.com |language=en |access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref> The chapel was expanded in 1550 at the order of the governor Jorge Cabral, and a new altarpiece was installed as well.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MRwoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA226 |title=An Historical and Archæological Sketch of the City of Goa: Preceded by a Short Statistical Account of the Territory of Goa |last1=Fonseca |first1=José Nicolau da |year=1878}}</ref>

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Category:Colonial Goa Category:Monuments and memorials in Goa Category:World Heritage Sites in India Category:Portuguese colonial architecture in India Category:Tourist attractions in Goa Category:Roman Catholic churches completed in 1510 Category:1510 establishments in India Category:1510s establishments in Portuguese India Category:Baroque architecture in India Category:1510 establishments in the Portuguese Empire Category:16th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in India Category:Roman Catholic church buildings in Old Goa