Igreja de Nossa Senhora das Neves

Igreja de Nossa Senhora das Neves and the ruins of the Rachol Fort.

The Igreja de Nossa Senhora das Neves (Church of Our Lady of the Snows) is a historical Catholic church in Rachol village, Salcete sub-district, on the southern banks of the Zuari river, in the South Goa district of Goa state, India. The church was built in the 1560's during the Goa Inquisition. It is situated in close proximity to the renowned Rachol Seminary.[1][2] There is a church of the same name in the neighbouring village of Raia.

  1. ^ Bayly, Susan (1989). Saints, Goddesses, and Kings: Muslims and Christians in South Indian Society, 1700–1900. ISBN 9780521891035.
  2. ^ "Small, But Special". The Times of India. 3 January 2017.