Prof. Dr. Sidh Losa Mendiratta: Building Identity in Goa

Prof. Dr. Sidh Losa Mendiratta: Building Identity in Goa

Building Identity: Architecture and Patronage in Goa During the Early Modern Period: Some of the biggest and most elaborate early modern churches in Asia were built in the ‘Old Conquests’ region of the state of Goa (India), administered by the Portuguese Empire until 1961 Several religious orders built their churches convents, and colleges within the city, as most of Goa’s indigenous population was converted to Christianity. During the early sev…