write a short note on the (churches) of Goa
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Goa was the capital of Portuguese India and Asia and an evangelization center from the sixteenth century. The justifications[1] for the inclusion of religious monuments in Goa in the World Heritage List are: 1) the influence of the monuments in the dissemination of Western art forms – the Manueline styles, Mannerist and Baroque – throughout Asia where Catholic missions were established; 2) the value of the set of monuments of Goa as an exceptional example that illustrates the work of evangelization and 3) the specific value of presence in the Basilica of Bom Jesus of the tomb of Francisco Xavier, which illustrates a major world event: the influence of the Catholic religion in Asia in the modern era .
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the Christian missionary came to India with the Portuguese to spread Christianity Goa was capital of the Portuguese many churches were building Goa like church of basilica of bom Jesus and basilica of God Jesus are in old Goa the release of Saint Francis Xavier is kept in a coffin in a church of Goa his dead body has not decayed even after so many years besides there are many churches in Goa it is well renowned for its beauty beaches and its artistic churches
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