Architect of portuguese era,goa

                       PILAR SEMINARY / FR. AGNELO SEMINARY      Pilar Seminary is one among the two surviving seminaries out of the four originally build by the Portuguese. This stands on a hillock at Goa Velha .       The  Capuchin monks founded the Seminary in 1613. A University of  Science, Arts and Theology was established in the premises of the Pilar Monastery in 1633.       The beautiful seminary features a marble platform, altar and amazingly beautiful stained windows which were build in Germany. The beautiful old church at the seminary has an exquisite baroque doorway made out of carved stone. A niche above the doorway holds a statue of St. Francis of Assisi and the door has on it a carving of two crossed hands, symbolizing Christ and St Francis.       There is a small museum, which houses fragments of pottery and temple sculpture excavated from the site including a lion - the Kadamba symbol, Portuguese coins and a beautiful carving of Mary Magdelene done

Front view of CHAPEL OF ST.FRANCIS XAVIER CAPELA DE S. FRANCISCO XAVIER (CHAPEL OF ST. FRANCIS XAVIER)                                        Location: Ella old goa, panjim GOA.  According to tradition, this was the place where St. Francis said Satis est Domine, satis (its enough Lord, enough), when he was being consoled with celestial visions. It was here that he spent the nights praying. Some say that he built the Chapel; others say that it was built in his honour after his death. According to Francisco de Souza, the author of Oriente Con quistado there were two Chapels in the compound of the College namely of S. Antonio & S. Jeronimo. The present one must be one of them. It was repaired in 1859 and later in 1884.

Front and back view of ST.PAUL GATE.          THE COLLGE GATE OF ST.PAUL This stone gate , built in 1542 , led to the college of St. Paul . It has an arched opening with a niche at the top and a cross crowning it. on either side of the arch is column of the Corinthian order on a raised plinth while the arch itself is supported by  pilasters of the doric order .No structural remains of the college is visible now .But as per the description of the travellers , it had 200 teachers and  3000 students in 1556.The first printing press in ASIA was introduced here. The body of St. Francis Xavier brought from MALACA was initially kept here.