I love Goa, thanks god and our Lady. my born place is Goa, every minute l remember Goa, it's a beautiful place, peace, what a great city.GOA. l am proud that l am a GOANS.

It is sad to see that this old churches are not properly restored. The Christians should take this strong initiative to restore this historical buildings

Goa is one of the best states in India.

The history of the Chapel of St. Catarina is lucidly explained by these young and learned Goan historians. Conratulations. Ricardo de Sousa Aldona Goa India.

Fantastic video, well researched. Congratulations to the historical team.

Very very beautiful. Well done👍

thanks for showing us the history of goa .

I love Goa wish to spend one month in this place

Parabéns para este grande historiador. Vê-se que gostas de história. Parabéns continua... Um abraço deste goes que está muito longe desde 1962 em Portugal. Bem contado. É desejo que tenha um ano de 2021 cheio de saúde para poderes continuar a narrar a história que os portugueses deixaram, neste território. Um Bem Haja por este vídeo. Até breve. Um abraço. 👍🇵🇹🏝️👍

Very informative and well researched video.

I like history channel..i like yur good

I so MISS our sweet Goa. I wish I could pluck Goa and Damao and Diu and put it right next to us here in the Atlantic. Goa and Goans have always been precious to us. Those that hate us are ignorant and evil in their hate, because they will never accomplish what we did. Love you Goa and Goans. Thank you for being 'sossegado', Portuguese for 'quiet & tranquil'.. U are like us, and us like you. ❤️ From Lisbon🤗🇵🇹

A perfect historian sir prajal sakhardande thank you so much sir for wonderful knowledge that u shared.

I hd livd in goa for 2 yrs nd it is one of the bst state in InDiA✨😌

Thanks. Very informative

Thanks for the research and revealing true history of Portuguese in Goa.

nice Goa good informaion

I'm very happy to be a goan. holl world 🌎 saying that our goa is worlds best place viva goa❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉

I love it😘😘❤

AMEN

Magnificent structures

Amazing ❤

I'M PROUD TO BE A GOAN PORTUGUESE......good work Mr. Sakardande & team. God bless you

1510 its 16th century, not 15th century as that guy said

I think you'll find that there are older, Syrian Christian buildings in Kerala - though given that the Portuguese shelled them from their ships, they may have been ruined hundreds of years ago

2 Learned men with thorough local knowledge, very impressive

Nice video old goa?please sir send answer thank you

Nice history

I am from manglore karnataka, I know my ancestors are from Goa, cuz my mother tongue is konkani. So know about my motherland I subscribed to your challenge. Nice information but very heartbreaking.

Sankey, I thank God everyday that Christianity was brought to Goa by st. Francis Xavier evangelising us. I and my family have received many Blessings and Graces through our Saviour Jesus Christ.

I love Portuguese India (Goa, Damao e Dio).

Thank you for our Catholic History. I have visited all of the big Churches in Goa along with Ste. Catherine. Although, I have lived in the Toronto area most of my life, I feel a sense of belonging when I visit Goa. I can see facial features, on locals, that remind me of my Aunts, Uncles, Grandparents etc. that make me feel "I'm home". Sometimes I have to do a double-take and then explain why I did that. They are happy that, people like me, have not forgotten their Ancestry.

Wonderland

it is not often mentioned that the status of Alfonso De Albuquerque among the Goan Hindus then was almost of Savior or Lord Ram , expressed in the spontaneous celebration of all the Goan hindus after the victory, which did not go well with Portuguese advisers to the King, and subsequently, while on his return to Goa from Suez, he received the news he was fired from his Governor's post and replaced by his enemy at the court.he died on his return, Goan Hindus mourned his death deeply. in fact, if there was a calamity or any adverse situation in Goa , Goan hindus would offer him pooja at his memorial where his remains were kept last and the adversity would disappear. the same reverence has been mysteriously transcribed to St Francis now. the reason for his removal from his Governors post , the advisers feared due to his close association with the natives and their adulation, alfonso de albuquerque might sever ties with Portugal and form his own kingdom and. there are some historian agree that if had lived long( he died young, 45 years old), and was not removed from office he could have conquered the whole Deccan.

I was born in the year 1958 in goa konkani speaking mother language in the year 1985 goa government cm declared the official language of goa will be declared as Marathi I the undersigned from a part-time teacher and good in technology refused to except Marathi language as a official language of konkani goa I had an offer of Indian navy job and it I instructor job and stood sole official language of konkani I start mountain training to win for konkani from pond goa I got an accident lay unconscious for 8 hrs soon I was received by my father from panijim then after watching adilsha palace till the official language for konkani declared in the year 1986 and then after I join goa university in 1987 and volentery retired from goa university due to non encased payment by goa government and left for Portugal 2009 .

Please also do a video on Goan Inquisition as well.

I went inside this place. I knew it is very old but was not sure how old it is. I saw a street dog sleeping inside the structure. Anyway, thanks for this video.

Wow

i m in colva in south goa can any body help me how i reach this place

People need to go to a library and read history - Goan history, Indian history and world history. It is not good to believe every bit of rubbish published on social media. To be clear the translation of Velha Goa is Old Goa and has nothing to do with Ella!!!!

Y is the church not taking responsibility of keeping this old building presive.

Goa is what it is today cos of our history and living peacefully irrespective of religion .....Hindus muslims and converted christian .....

I am sure there would be at least one Nestorian Christian church in Goa before the portuguese arrived

I am so proud to be a Goan, thanks to the Portuguese for such influence in goa, the Portuguese were never greedy like the brits. VIVA GOA.

Praise the Lord Jesus Christ 🙏 and mother Mary

This guy who says renaissance, let me tell you, It was British East India company that came to trade because trade was banned through or very costly due to middle east being islamic. It was this company that ruled India not Britain directly before rebellion. This company was stock market listed at that time and hence was working only for profit. Whereas portuguese conquered under the kingdom of Portugal and hence the reason to make the land as Portugal as possible and hence a part of Portugal.

The first church in India and perhaps even in Asia was built in Kerala in AD 52 by St. Thomas, the apostle of Jesus Christ himself! Christianity was present in India 1000's of years before the Portuguese or British Colonisers and Missionaries came! We had churches in India almost 600 years before even Mohammad was born!

. Had the pleasure of entering this Chapel in the last 10 years which I never knew of despite being at Old Goa all my life 50 years plus - I have yet to meet Prof Prajal Salhardande - though. .

Proud to be a goenkar

Paint the church and maintain it properly because it is historical place.

Portuguese first entry is in Mumbai 1087, than daman, diu,silvasaa, last is Goa, Portuguese came/brought by Gujranwala modi, a Gujarati Guy, from Gujarat, that's why whole world respect Gujarati people, Portuguese passport is given First to Gujarati people without any hassle,

The Portuguese came for trade but brought about forced conversion of people. Which led to death of huge Hindu population also those who agiteted them were tortured,mudered.Even women were forced not to wear mangalsutra,sindoor an keep tulsi.They interefeared with culture and food habits.People were made to eat pork,beef etc.Thats why we see Goan catholics are completely different from other Indian Catholics.So many temples and hindus religious places were destroyed and completely demolished.And temple materials were used to build Churches.Most of the churches in Goa built during the Portuguese Era were built at the very spot where there laid a temple.Most of people migrated to Karnataka,Maharastra and othere neighboring hilly areas of Goa with there deities.As a result we see many konkani speaking people in Karnataka,Maharastra and Kerala as well.

Viva Goa... Viva Portugal 🇵🇹

How many were converted or killed during Goan Inquisition?

Prajal is a good man, but historical research backed by archaeology should be like scientific research, the discovery of truth, it is not about being eurocentric or indo centric.we can learn from truth not lies. in fact, the old testament in bible, the jewish scribes account of Moses, their escape from Egypt and journey in the desert have been discounted by archaeology. But it can be allegory. but no reputed historian will deny the historicity of Jesus Christ which is well documented by independent sources. In Goa's case it was not a conquest but Liberation by joint military operation - The Goan Hindus led by Timmaya Naik and his men and the Portuguese, most of the critical surveillance and intelligence on the topography, the state of affairs in Adil shah court and his military was provided to the Portuguese by Goan Hindus without which it would have been impossible to oust the Moors or Muslims. even after the so called "Conquest" the King of Portugal had requested Alfonso de Albuquerque . to hand over Goa back to local hindus, for fear it would have detrimental effect on their trade with others along the Malabar coast and beyond, if they were viewed as conquerors. meanwhile, across our borders from 1510 onward, rest of India or Indians had to suffer the tyranny of the Moghuls and later the humiliation of being ruled by Corporation (East India) for profit for 100 years till finally it came under the domain of the crown. but there were benefits too, scientific knowledge, processes , western medicine, communication, transportation networks-roads, railways etc which led to unification of various disparate region or else India today, would have resembled Africa with various independent countries.not states. British too were influenced by Darwin and had innate bias against Indians, not too evolved, enslaved by their past, to merit their citizenship or even conversion,

Praise the Lord Jesus Christ 🙏 and mother y. Renovation work to be done

Oldest in Asia? Let me remind you Christianity had come to kingdoms of present day Kerala around 47 AD as there were lot of jews and middle eastern people there. Churches were there already.

My dear friends the first structure of church was built in goa veliem st anthony in 14 cent. This church is the first church in india

Donkey comments by the Abreu. British did not have the capacity to convert the bharatis. Read history.

Goa and Portugal together forever!

when the Portuguese conquered some territory the locals would become Portugueses also , for better or for worse,not some inferior opressed ,substandart less than the rest people.If the diference is cultural we mingle and "intermingle and mingle "again and gain some and some go native .So what ,? Beeing Portuguese is not a couleur ,not a creed ,not a monoculture...it is a state of mind.greetings to all our brothers thruout the world.

Goodness and tolerance and acceptance of local lifestyle is, was and always will be our Christian call.... unlike the BJP trying to erase all past which only shows how much they have to hide

Are they aware the Geography of Asia? Christianity started in Asia, in Jerusalem, and these "historians" label this as THIRD in Asia? STOP BULLSHITTING!

❤❤❤✝️✝️✝️🌍✅🌺❤️❤️‍🩹🏝️🎶🏠🥰🆒 Jesus alleluia amen…

THEY LEFT HISTORY.

My surname is Albuquerque 😎

. I came across this chapel by chance... I was surprised very few know about it including me . Old Goa .. has a lot more detail to reveal . Please remember the Jews and St Thomas were in Goa 2000 years ago too... .

When you say Asia, you are including Egypt/Ethiopia ( even though they are in africa), Syria, Palestine, Iraq, the entire middle east, including Constantinople. there were hundreds of churches there. Better say south Asia or south east asia, not Asia.

7:46 its completely a hindu shivalayam temple, but redesigned the building as church and shifted the hindu lingam to local museum saying that archeological piece. The architecture is still a hindu monument. (refer 8:14 also)

U like it or not Portuguese were outsiders who only loot Goa they intension was never to develop Goa. But I am proud to be born in Goa.

Portuguese ware great but Muslim rule was great aswell ... i jas wonder what would be the status of Goa if still it wud be have ruled by Muslims you neva know perhaps different... Portuguese had a good relation with Mughal Emperor Muhammad Akbar so he let them flourish in Goa otherwise Portuguese army was peanuts for him within n hour Akbar wud have expelled them from Goa .... jas for context info

Does anyone know? Are there still any white people living there? I always wondered if some Portuguese families stayed there and had kids etc. Would love to know. 👍🏻 Actually would be interested if any white people live there, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and so on.

the atrocities the portuguese did.Force d conversions.

Why don't you tell the truth? The Portuguese came and attacked the Adil Shahi contingent while they were praying in the mosque where the mortal remains of Francis Xavier's is kept. Even now the Cross cannot stay erect on the Mosque converted into the chapel. Find out the truth for all to see.

Even the Portuguese stole from Goa India

How do you know so much, first are you born in Goa!try to change change and put fire 🔥 get Maria Baba why are you are try to spoil the tranquility of Religion

Such a painful history of Indians.. written by Portuguese..

first sign of infestation

This Chapel is must be a Haunted place now, what do you say???

When portugese came in India and win goa 1510 and defeat smile adil shah son of yushuf adil shah with the help of timoja and then covert peoples into christianity and built churches now goa is free from them its verry neccesary to destroyed all the monuments they built in goa when they rule they destroyed our temples now our rule we also done this

We Gujarat'is brought Portuguese to Gujarat/ india, Goa was ruled by moguls, Gujarati's & Portuguese fought & defeated moguls, BCUZ of Gujarati's people Goa got freedom from Arabs/moguls, whatever Goa is today BCUZ of Gujarati's, that's why Portugal is called 2nd Gujarat, Even P.M.of Portugal saluted P.M.Modi,

So sad that the Portuguese destroyed the indigenous temples and murdered the indigenous people because they didn't follow Christianity during the Portuguese Goan inquisition. Why are you not mentioning this? They were the same as the British Empire.

the atrocities the portuguese did.Force d conversions.