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'''Salvador do Mundo''' ([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] for ''Saviour of the World'') is a village in [[Bardez]] [[taluka]], [[Goa]], in [[India]].<ref>[http://wikimapia.org/16617045/SALVADOR-DO-MUNDO Salvador do Mundo], is the name of the patron of the Church. The Parish Priest is Rev. Fr. Romualdo Robin Rodrigues. S. [[WikiMapia]].</ref> The village is located south west of [[Socorro, Goa|Socorro]] and east of [[Porvorim]]. The Mount has a Chapel, which is used to hold services during the Lenten Season.<br />
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==Geography==<br />
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Salvador do Mundo is located at 15°31′57″N 73°51′28″E. It has an elevation of 7 metres<br />
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The school in Salvador do Mundo is known as Smt. Sunandabai Bandodkar High School, which is near the Village Panchayat. All Gram Sabha meetings are held in this school.<br />
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The pattos are covered by water on one side and [[paddy field]]s on the other. The area is hilly and mostly forested by [[teak]], [[cashew]] and [[mango]]. The western part has paddy fields that is watered by a tidal creek that feeds into the [[Mandovi River]].<br />
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==Religion==<br />
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'''Church'''<br />
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The Salvador do Mundo Church (The Saviour of the World) was built in 1565.<ref>[http://wikimapia.org/527521/SAVIOUR-OF-THE-WORLD-CHURCH-SALVADOR-DO-MUNDO Saviour of the World, Salvador do Mundo], WikiMapia.</ref> It is named after the patron [[Saint Salvador Saib|Salvador do Mundo]] meaning "Saviour of the World". The main feast is on 6 August, which is the celebration of the feast of the transfiguration of [[Lord Jesus]]. The priest present in the church blesses the fields.<br />
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The church is among the oldest still standing in [[Goa]]. The Parish Priest of the church is Rev. Fr. John Fernandes.<br />
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The official Chapels present in Salvador do Mundo are St. Rita (Donvaddo), St. Anne (Salem), Mãe De Deus (Paetona), St. Sebastian (Badem & Torda). The striking hallmark of the Mãe de Deus Chapel is the pulpit and the main altar. It belonged to the Dominican Fathers. The chapel celebrated 250 years in October 2016.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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* http://www.oheraldo.in/news/Local%20News/Beautified-Pomburpa-springs-to-be-opened-in-Jan/31547.html<br />
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