The Chapel of St. Catherine () is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Old Goa in the same compound as Se Cathedral and the Church and Convent of St. Francis of Assisi. It was built in 1510 in the Baroque architectural style, and has a brown and white facade. It faces the Mandovi River and is part of the World Heritage Site, Churches and convents of Goa. The chapel is not functional.

History

It was erected by Afonso de Albuquerque, Portuguese conqueror, in 1510 to commemorate his victorious entry to the city of Goa on St Catherine's Day. Pope Paul III granted it status of cathedral in 1534 and it was rebuilt. The chapel was expanded in 1550 at the order of the governor Jorge Cabral, and a new altarpiece was installed as well.

Chapel of St. Catherine

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Colonial Goa

Monuments and memorials in Goa

World Heritage Sites in India

Portuguese colonial architecture in India

Tourist attractions in Goa

Roman Catholic churches completed in 1510

Roman Catholic churches in Goa

1510 establishments in India

1510s establishments in Portuguese India

Baroque architecture in India

1510 establishments in the Portuguese Empire

16th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in India

Roman Catholic churches in Old Goa

Chapel of St. Catherine