Information about Se Cathedral Church
Location: Old Goa
State: Goa
Capital: Panji
Language: Konkani, Hindi, English, Marathi
Temperature: Max 33˚C, Min 26˚C (summer), Max 26˚C, Min 14˚C (winter)
Best Season: March to June
How to Reach:
By Air :
Dabolim is the main entry point for Goa situated at a distance of around 29 km from Panaji on the coast near Vasco da Gama. Most domestic airlines operate in Goa apart from chartered private airlines operating from UK and Germany. Indian Airlines has direct flights from Delhi and Mumbai daily. Air India also flies to Goa.
By Rail :
It is not difficult to reach Goa by trains, especially after opening of the Konakan Railway that connects Margao and Vasco da Gama to major cities in India. You can take trains from Delhi 1,874 km), Mumbai (490km), and Bangalore (430 km) to reach Goa comfortably. From the railway stations, you can hire taxis and motorcycle taxis to reach the desired destinations.
By Road:
Goa, Maharashtra, and Karnataka state transport corporations operate from the Kadamba bus stand at Panaji. Frank Shipping operates a boat service between Mumbai and Panaji.
It is huge. And from top to bottom it is intricately carved. Pages of history embellishing the walls around the altar. Built in 1562 in Manueline with Corinthian style of architecture, the Se Cathedral today stands larger than any church in Goa and even Portugal, if can be said so. The history traces back to the time of Dominicans, who were the first missionaries to be sent to India by the Portuguese. They were originally the chaplains of the fleet brought by the conquering Portuguese naval general Alfonso de Albuquerque. Designed by engineers Julio Simao and Ambrosio Argueiro, the Se Cathedral is said to be “a grandiose church worthy of the wealth, power and fame of the Portuguese who dominated the seas from the Atlantic to the Pacific”.