Nossa Senhora da Esperanca Church

Nossa Senhora da Esperanca Church

Founded: 1590Â Â Â Â Feast: Sunday on/after 8th September

History: The Church of Chinchinim was founded by the Jesuits and was completed in 1590. It was renovated and blessed on 30.4.1888. The grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes was blessed on 26.12.2000. A stately monument to St. Judas stands across the road.

Architectural notes:

• Mannerist Neo-Roman style
• Large size, 5 bays x 3 storeys
• Sequence of Arch-Rectangle-Oculus-Niche
• Niched fronton with curved pediment
• Ornamentation on friezes, pilasters and frontispiece curves
• Octagonal oculus, coupled pilasters
• Finials of spear and urn types
• Twin bell towers with dome and lantern