UNESCO Welterbe

UNESCO-Welterbestätten weltweit

Churches and Convents of Goa

Kategorie
Cultural
Land
India
Einschreibungsjahr
1986
Kriterien
(ii)(iv)(vi)
UNESCO-ID
234

Beschreibung

The 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.