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1. COLONIAL ARCHITECTURE OF GOA
Basilica Of Bom Jesus
Name: Vishaka Bothra
Class: T.Y.Barch
Sub.: CBF
Guided By: Ar. Kuldeep Kaur Bhatia

2. Examples
• Basilica Of Bom Jesus

3. BASCILICA OF BOM JESUS
• Name: Borea Jezuchi Basilica
• Location: Old goa
• Country: India
• Denomination: Roman catholic
History
• Founded: 1594
• Consecrated: 1605
• Dedication: St. Francis Xavier

4. HISTORY
• The Bom Jesus Basilica, perhaps
Goa's most famous church and
among the most revered by
Christians worldwide, is partially in
ruins but still a model of simplicity
and elegance, and a fine example
of Jesuit architecture.
• This Church is dedicated to “Bom
Jesus”, the word Bom Jesus refers
as “Infant Jesus” or “Good Jesus”.

5. • It was designed by 17th century
Florentine sculptor, Giovanni
Fogging. Construction was started
in 1594 and completed in 1605 on
May 15th.
• The Church holds the burial place
and mortal remains of St. Francis
Xavier. His remains are ensconced in
a glass container encased in a silver
casket in the Basilica.

6. ARCHITECTURE
• The Basilica of Bom Jesus is a monument
typical of the classic forms of plane
architecture, introduced by the Society of
Jesus, otherwise known as the Jesuits.
• The façade, which is of granite,
represents features of five styles of
architecture: Roman, Ionic, Doric,
Corinthian and Composite.
• It measures 183 ft in length,55 ft in
breath, and 61 ft in height. The main altar
is 54 ft high and 30 ft broad.

7. • The interior of the church is built
in Mosaic Corinthian style and is
remarkable for its charming
simplicity.
• The imposing facade built out of
black granite in an exquisite
combination of the Doric,
Corinthian and composite styles,
is remarkable for its simplicity.
• The pillars and detail are carved
from basalt which was brought
from Bassein.

8. Plan

9. • The roof was originally tiled.
• The church is cruciform on
plan.
• The flying buttresses on the
northern side of the church are
recent additions. A single-
storyed structure adjoining the
church on its southern wing
connects it with the professed
house.
• The three-storyed facade of
the church shows ionic, Doric
and Corinthian orders.

10. • It has a main entrance
flanked by two smaller ones,
each having Corinthian
columns supporting a
pediment.
• There are two chapels, a main
altar and a sacristy besides a
choir inside the church itself.
There is a belfry is at the back.

11. • As one enters,
beneath the choir, to
the right is an altar of
St. Anthony and to the
left is an exceedingly
well-carved wooden
statue of St. Francis
Xavier.

12. • Opposite the cenotaph,
projecting on the southern
wall is a profusely carved
wooden pulpit with a
canopy on top. The pulpit
has on its three sides the
figures of Jesus, the four
evangelists and four
doctors of the church. The
bottom of the pulpit
depicts seven figures as
though supporting it.

13. • A projecting gallery, which
was intended for the use of
dignitaries on solemn
occasions, runs along the
two longer sides of the
Church.
• The main altar at the end of
the nave is flanked by two
decorated altars in the
transept, one dedicated to
Our Lady of Hope and the
other to St. Michael.
• In the transept on the
northern side is the Chapel
of the Blessed Sacrament. Main
altar
Chapels
flanking
the main
altar
Projecting Gallery

14. • Adjoining the Chapel of St.
Francis Xavier is a corridor that
leads to the sacristy, entered
through an exquisitely carved
wooden door. It is an oblong
vaulted structure with an apse at
the end.
• In the altar at the apse in an iron
chest containing a golden rose
blessed by the Pope Pius XII and
gifted to this city in 1953.

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