St Anthony's Church

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Sight Address : St Anthony’s Church is located at Siolim is situated about 7 km from Mapusa. It is located around Chapora River. Edit

Detail InformationEdit

St Anthony’s Church Siolim’s church is dedicated to St. Anthony of Padua. The church possesses two steeples on the frontispiece and a statue of St Anthony holding a serpent on a leash. This is a depiction of the incident which occurred during the construction of the church wherein a snake that was disrupting construction work was found caught in the cord placed in the statue’s hand. In the church, the statues, paintings, and even the church bell, depict St. Anthony holding a serpent tied with a cord to commemorate this miracle. The black stone cross from the Franciscan church at Sonarkhett. Franciscan missionaries first built a church (the Church of Mae de Deus) at the Sonarkhett hill, wedged between Siolim and Assagao. It was located centrally to serve the spiritual needs of the new converts in the villages of Anjuna, Assagao, Siolim and Oxel. But being situated on the rising hill and probably being a kutcha structure, it did not survive many years, leaving behind the black stone cross at Sonarkhett.

St. Anthony Church

HistoryEdit

Founded in 1591, the Chapel of Cabo de Rama was affiliated first to the church of the saviour of Sivansor (now in karwar diocese, North Canara) and then to the church of Velim. Cabo da Rama was elevated into a separate Parish in 1889.

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Best Season to VisitEdit

Goa can be visited all through the year. But the Best season to visit is from October to June. Summer (March to May) is hot in Goa but the sea breeze offers solace to the heat. Monsoon (June to September) offer heavy to medium rainfalls.

Best Time To VisitEdit

Morning, Afternoon, Evening.

Time Required for SightseeingEdit

30 to 45 minutes.

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Restaurants NearbyAdd / Edit

St. Anthony’s Shack & Restaurant ; Baga Beach, India ; Ph/M – N.A. ; Food Serve – Indian cuisine

How to ReachEdit

Taxi : This place is well connected by road.

Bus : you can take taxi or bus from Panjim

Train : Madgaon is the closest railway station that takes maximum two hours of journey to reach at Panaji.

Air : Dabolim is the nearest airport situated about 30 km from Panaji. There are regular flights that are operated by Jet Airways, Air India, Jet Flite, Kingfisher, Air India, Inidgo, GoAir, Qatar Airway, Air Arabia and British Airways.

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Safety / WarningEdit

During the monsoon season, which lasts till September, rains and thunder showers pelt the Goan plains. The humidity levels are at their highest during the monsoon months.