Churches and Convents of Goa

Churches and Convents of Goa skrevs in på UNESCO:s världsarvslista 1986 som kulturarv i India. Platsen hör till regionen Asia and the Pacific.

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UNESCOThe churches and convents of Goa, the former capital of the Portuguese Indies – particularly the Church of Bom Jesus, which contains the tomb of St Francis-Xavier – illustrate the evangelization of Asia. These monuments were influential in spreading forms of Manueline, Mannerist and Baroque art in all the countries of Asia where missions were established.