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Timings : 09:00 AM - 06:30 PM except Sunday, on Sunday - 10:30 AM - 06:30 PM
Time Required : 1 hour
Entry Fee : No entry fee
Basilica of Bom Jesus, Goa Overview
The Basilica of Bom Jesus church is one of a kind in India and is known for its exemplary baroque architecture. Built in the year 1594 and consecrated in 1605, the building of this church coincides with the beginning of Christianity in India. The church is located in Old Goa in Bainguinim about 10 km away from Panjim. The oldest church in Goa, Basilica of Bom Jesus holds the remains of St. Francis Xavier, a special friend of St. Ignatius Loyola with whom he founded the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). Even after 400 years, the remains are in a good condition and are taken out once every decade. A site with rich cultural and religious significance, the Basilica of Bom Jesus has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Literally translating to 'Holy Jesus', the basilica of Bom Jesus is the only church in Old Goa that is not been plastered on the outside. The facade of the church has a triangular roofing which is delicately carved with the initials 'IHS', which is an abbreviation for Jesuit emblem meaning 'Jesus, Saviour of Men'. Inside, the floor of this church is made of marble mosaic with precious stones, giving it a solemn appearance. The interior is embellished with a screen that runs from the floor to the ceiling and has the image of St. Ignatius Loyola protecting an infant Jesus. Above all is the image of the Holy Trinity, which is the most sacred symbol in Christianity. The Basilica of Bom Jesus is over 408 years old and is open to the public every day.
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Architecture of Basilica of Bom Jesus
Except for its gilded altars, the structure of the Basilica of Bom Jesus has a simple construction and is a fine example of Baroque architecture. The facade of the building is built out of black granite and is a subtle mix of Doric, Corinthian and composite styles. The church stands tall at the height of 61 feet, and the pillars are carved from basalt. The Mosaico-Corinthian style inspired the interior of the church and the main entrance has two smaller ones adjacent to it. In its image, the altar has two chapels beside it with a belfry at the back. The altar of St. Anthony lies towards the right while the left side has an exceptional wooden statue of St. Francis Xavier. The northern wall has a cenotaph dedicated to Dom Jeronimo Mascarenhas, the Captain of Cochin, while the southern wall a carved wooden pulpit with a canopy on top. The pulpit has the figures of Jesus engraved on its three sides, the four evangelists and four doctors of the church. The bottom of the pulpit depicts seven figures.
Two decorated altars again flank the main altar out of which one is dedicated to Our Lady of Hope and the other to St. Michael. The main altar has a statue of St. Ignatius Loyola overlooking a figure of baby Jesus, and above a medallion with the letters "HIS" inscribed can be seen. Above the medallion, the Holy Trinity - the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost are depicted as well. The southern side has another chapel which has twisted columns which are made out of gold and wood. The relics of St. Francis Xavier are kept safely here, with a beautiful silver statue in front of the cenotaph. Paintings and carvings here depict the life of the Saint as well. A beautiful silver statue is kept in front of the casket. The silver casket, which serves as a reliquary containing the sacred relics of the body of St. Francis Xavier, is exquisitely carved and was once studded with precious stones. The casket is divided on each side into seven panels, each of which has two plates representing in relief important incidents in the life of the saint.
Professed House of Bom Jesus
Lying adjacent to the Basilica of Bom Jesus is the Professed House of the Jesuits, which was the main centre from which the Jesuit missions to the east were organised. Built in the year 1585 under the supervision of Br. Domingos Fernandes, this building is older than the church itself. It is built as a two-storey structure with the laterite edifice being covered with lime plaster. A part of the building was destroyed in the year 1633 owing to a fire but was partially restored and rebuilt almost immediately. Another floor on the top was destroyed between 1886 and 1887.
Modern Art Gallery
Interestingly, the complex of the Basilica of Bom Jesus also houses an art gallery, which is the largest of its kind in the continent. The main exhibits here are Italian paintings which have been made during the period between 1973 and 1976. Two of the largest paintings on display here include 'The Last Judgement' (6ft x 9ft) and 'Genesis' (4ft x 28ft).
History of the Oldest Church in Goa
The foundation of the Basilica of Bom Jesus was laid down on 24 November 1594 and was completed on 15 May 1605 at the hands of Fr. Alexia de Menezes, the Archbishop of Goa and Primate of India. After the death of St. Francis Xavier, his body was first preserved at Portugal but two years later shipped back to the basilica. The saint was believed to have phenomenal powers of therapeutic healing. His body is still kept in a mausoleum in a nicely ornamented coffin. The Order of the Jesuits was suppressed in 1759 and all of its existing property was confiscated by the Portuguese State. However, the church was allowed to continue its services and has been a revered as a holy site ever since. It was raised to the status of a minor basilica in the year In 1946.
How to reach Basilica of Bom Jesus
If you are in Goa, a visit to Basilica of Bom Jesus is definitely a good idea. Located in Old Goa in Bainguinim, the church is approximately 10km from Panjim. You can hire a cab from the Panjim bus stand or simply take your own bike or moped to the church. It takes approximately 20 -25 minutes to reach this oldest church in Goa from Panjim.
Air: Goa's international airport - Dabolim Airport welcomes many national and international flights. The church is 24.1 kilometers from the airport. A taxi can be hired from the airport to reach the church.
Rail: The easiest way to reach Goa is via Madgaon Railway Station, from where the distance to the church is 35.1 kilometers. Taxis and buses are easily available outside the station.
Road: If one is travelling from Mumbai or Pune, one can reach the church by covering a distance of approximately 500 kilometers.
Asif Uzzaman 1 year ago
A beautiful heritage Church standing in picturesque surrounding. You can witness that the artworks inside it are different from most other churches. A little bit of spoiler here. Be prepared to shiver with shock/disgust when you first set your eye on the statue showing Christ's crucifixion. Give it better part of the day to enjoy its tranquility.
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Tax threat to cheap air fares
By Ben Leapman
AIR passengers could see tax on tickets double under reported Government plans to stem the growth in air travel.
The increase would lift the duty on long-haul economy fares from £20 to £40. On domestic and European routes it would rise from £5 to £10.
Chancellor Gordon Brown was today said to back the idea as a way both to raise £800m a year for the Treasury and to bolster the Government's 'green' credentials.
But it would be seized on by the Tories as another 'stealth tax'. And budget airline easyJet pledged to fight the proposal 'tooth and nail'.
Mr Brown could announce the move in his December pre-Budget report. Or it could be set out in an aviation White Paper due about the same time.
The White Paper will also contain proposals to build extra runways at Heathrow, Stansted or both, to meet rising demand for air travel in London and the south-east.
A rise in passenger duty would let ministers to claim they were tackling demand as well as catering for it.
Hardest hit would be passengers on budget airlines such as easyJet and Ryanair, who would see some of the cheapest fares to European destinations-rise by more than 20%. Because the duty is flatrate, the proportionate impact on dearer fares would be less.
Environmental campaigners have long bemoaned the subsidy to airlines in the form of low fuel duty, which has helped no-frills airlines to grow.
Roger Hignam of Friends of the Earth said: 'Increasing air passenger duty has an unstoppable logic and we would fully support it.'
Alternative ways to stem pollution could include a rise in fuel duty - although airlines could get around this by filling up abroad - or a tax on old 'gas-guzzler'planes.
Air passenger duty was introduced by Tory chancellor Kenneth Clarke, along the lines of similar levies in other European countries.
Mr Brown halved the basic rate from £10 to £5 in 2001, but at the same time introduced a higher rate for first- and business-class passengers of £40 long-haul, £10 within Europe. It is unclear whether the higher rate would also double under the new proposals.
The Treasury announced in a consultation paper this year that passenger duty was under review. And aviation minister Tony McNulty recently warned airport operator BAA that the industry would have to pay for its pollution.
The number of passengers flying to and from British airportsis expected to leap from 180 million this year to 500 million a year by 2030, putting pressure on the environment but offering the Chancellor a ready source of revenue.
Any political fallout from an increase in the ticket tax on tickets is likely to be dwarfed by the protests which would follow an announcement of new runways at any of London's airports.
The issue is said to have divided the Cabinet, with Mr Brown favouring expansion at Heathrow for economic reasons. Tony Blair is thought to support extra capacity at Stansted, where fewer key voters would suffer from the disturbance.

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Lions Bay is a small residential village municipality located north of Vancouver between Horseshoe Bay and Squamish on the Sea-to-Sky Highway on the steep eastern shores of Howe Sound.
The Lions Bay area appears never to have been home to any First Nations group, despite the relatively flat alluvial fans emanating from the three large creeks running through the Village. Originally a summer camping destination for Vancouverites, Lions Bay began to be settled for permanent residences in the 1960s, with poor road access to Vancouver. Initially only a water improvement district, the Village was incorporated in 1971.
Located on Highway 99 on the shores of British Columbia's Howe Sound, Lions Bay is 30 minutes driving time south to downtown Vancouver or north to Squamish. The Lions Bay General Store and Cafe, a Post Office and, of course, my Sotheby's International Realty Canada office, are located centrally, close to Highway 99. Community programs and gatherings are held in the Village Hall, refurbished in 2014 at a cost of approximately $1 mil., 50% covered by federal and provincial grants.
Lions Bay is a small self-governing municipality in British Columbia, with an elected Mayor and four Council members setting policy. Four staff work out of the administrative offices, and four at the Frank Smith Works (maintenance) yard. The Village's Klatt Public Safety Building houses the 30-volunteer Fire Department, an ambulance station leased to the BC Ambulance Service, and Lions Bay Search & Rescue.
Lions Bay is a member of the Greater Vancouver Regional District. Policing is provided by the Squamish RCMP detachment.
Lions Bay Beach Park has restroom and change facilities (slated for refurbishment in 2014), a sandy beach protected by floating log boom, and a float. Kelvin Grove Beach park is 500 meters south. Lions Bay also features a large private marina with land-storage capacity for approximately 200 boats of up to 32 feet, and a forklift/trailer launch and recovery ramp.
Under permit from the Province water service is drawn from Harvey and Magnesia Creeks, and treated in two modern dual-barrier (UV and chlorine) plants. Other than a few weeks in late summer, the Village's supply from its own creeks is more than adequate. Other than the 100 houses in the Kelvin Grove area, Lions Bay does not have central sewage, but relies on individual onsite wastewater systems (previously termed septic systems).
In the 2011 Canada Census, Lions Bay's population was 1,328, making it the 38-smallest municipality in BC (the Canadian census only counts citizens and permanent residents). At the 2015 property tax assessment, the Village's 552 private properties, almost all large single-family dwellings, had an average value of $1,039,000, the 6th highest in BC. Combined property tax, parcel tax and user fees averaged $6,384 per property, the 5th-highest in the province. Lions Bay has a land area of 2.53 square kilometres.
As part of the regional TransLink public transit network, Lion's Bay has been served by a bus route connecting the village with West Vancouver since 2005.
The public K-3 Lions Bay Community School is part of BC School District 45 (West Vancouver) and opened in 1977, with a joint-use school field installed in 1989. Enrollment at the school varies between 40 and 60 students. After Grade 3, students mostly move on to the K-7 Gleneagles Ch'axáý Elementary School in Horseshoe Bay and then to Rockridge High School at Caulfeild; the school district provides school bus service. Video screen credit and published with approval - Josh and Shannon Moody.
The Lions Bay Search and Rescue team was established in the early 1980s following a series of landslides which caused a number of deaths and briefly cut the highway and isolated the Village. Although initially set up to provide the Village with a measure of self-sufficiency in an emergency, the Search and Rescue team developed over time into a primarily mountain rescue group. The twin peaks above the Village give it its name, and are known in First Nations stories as The Sisters and in latter days as The Lions. The Lions are prominently visible from Vancouver, and attract large numbers of hikers and climbers, especially in warmer months. Hiking trails in the area of the Lions are rough and demanding (a hike from Lions Bay to the top of the West Lion gain 1500 meters in elevation and a round trip travel time of 6–8 hours for fit hikers). Every year an increasing number of hikers are injured, lost or caught out in the dark while hiking in this area. This has necessitated the development of Lions Bay Search and Rescue as a volunteer mountain rescue group in association with the Provincial Emergency Program.
Officially designated the 1st West Vancouver Group, Lions Bay's girls are served by dedicated volunteer leaders. As always, the Girl Guide cookies are awesome!
Lions Bay is a community that still has a sense of community.
Click on the following link to read my blog piece on the value of Lions Bay real estate "Lions Bay - The Jewel in the Sea to Sky Crown"