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{{About|the Se Cathedral in [[Goa]], [[India]]|the Sé Cathedral in [[São Paulo]], [[Brazil]]|São Paulo Cathedral|the Sé Cathedral in [[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]]|Lisbon Cathedral}}
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| name = Se Cathedral
| fullname = <small>{{lang|pt|Sé Catedral de Santa Catarina}} (Portuguese) <br /> {{lang|gom|Bhagevont Katerinachi Katedral}} (Konkani) <br /> Cathedral of St. Catherine (English)</small>
| image = Se’ Cathedral, Goa.jpg
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| caption = Se Cathedral, [[Velha Goa]]
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| location = [[Old Goa]]
| country = [[India]]
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The '''Sé Catedral de Santa Catarina''', known as '''Se Cathedral''', is the cathedral of the [[Latin Rite]] [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman]] and the seat of the [[Patriarch of the East Indies]]. It is part of the [[World Heritage Site]], [[Churches and convents of Goa]] located in [[Old Goa]], [[India]].

==History==
[[File:India - Goa - 006 - The Se Cathedral (342066113).jpg|thumb|left|A view of the Se Cathedral]]
The word ''Sé'' is Portuguese for ''[[Episcopal see|See]]''. The Se Cathedral was built to commemorate the victory of the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] under [[Afonso de Albuquerque]] over a Muslim army, leading to the capture of the city of Goa in 1510. Since the day of the victory happened to be on the feast of Saint Catherine, the cathedral was dedicated to her.

It was commissioned by Governor George Cabral to be enlarged in 1552 on the remains of an earlier structure. Construction of the church began in 1562 in the reign of [[Sebastian of Portugal|King Dom Sebastião]].<ref>{{harvnb|Issar|1997|p=27}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Pereira|2000|p=190}}</ref> The cathedral was completed in 1619 and was [[consecration|consecrated]] in 1640.

It had two towers, but one collapsed in 1776 and was never rebuilt.

[[File:SeCathedralMillstone.jpg|thumb|left|Mill Stones from the Gun Powder factory preserved at the church.]]

In 1953, the Cathedral was presented with "The Golden Rose" by Venerable Pope Pius XII. The Golden Rose is a gold ornament, which the Popes of the Catholic Church have traditionally blessed and conferred as a token of reverence or affection. It is placed on the tomb of St. Francis Xavier.

The first Lithuanian [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]] [[Christian missionaries|missionary]] in [[China]], [[Andrius Rudamina]], arrived in India in Goa on 22 August 1625. Almost 400 years later, 2015, a memorial stone bearing Andrius Rudamina's name was erected in the courtyard of Se Cathedral in Old Goa.<ref>Monteiro L., [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/State-to-unveil-memorial-to-first-Lithuanian-in-India/articleshow/48563799.cms State to unveil memorial to first Lithuanian in India]</ref>

==Architecture==
The architecture style of the Se Cathedral is Portuguese-Manueline. The exterior is [[Tuscan order|Tuscan]], whereas the interior is [[Corinthian order|Corinthian]]. The church is {{convert|250|ft}} in length and {{convert|181|ft}} in breadth. The frontispiece stands {{convert|115|ft}} high.

==Inside the cathedral==
The Se Cathedral's tower houses a large bell known as the "Golden Bell" on account of its rich tone. It is said to be the largest in Goa, and one of the best in the world.{{Citation needed|date=April 2007}} The main [[altar]] is dedicated to Catherine of Alexandria, and there are several old paintings on either side of it. On the right there is a [[Chapel]] of the Cross of Miracles, where a vision of Christ is said to have appeared in 1619. There are six main panels, on which scenes from the life of Saint Catherine are carved. There is a huge gilded [[reredos]] above the main altar.

The Se Cathedral also houses a baptismal font made in 1532 which was used by [[Saint Francis Xavier]] in order to baptise several Goan converts.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Old Goa, Interiors of Se Cathedral 2.jpg|Interior
File:Se Cathedral4.JPG|Altar
File:SeCathedralAltar.jpg|Altar detail
File:Interior of Se Cathedral Old Goa 1.jpg|Interior view towards Reredos
File:Sé de Santa Catarina.jpg|Side view
File:Old Goa, Se Cathedral 2.jpg|Front view
File:Goa-CathedralInterior.jpg|Interior view
</gallery>

==See also==

* [[Basilica of Bom Jesus]]

==References==
;Citations
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;Bibliography
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* {{cite book|last=Issar|first=Tribhuvan Prakash|title=Goa Dourada : the Indo-Portuguese bouquet|year=1997|publisher=Issar|location=Bangalore|isbn=978-81-900719-0-1}}
* {{cite book|last=Pereira|first=José|title=Churches of Goa|year=2001|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=Delhi|isbn=978-0-19-565559-9}}
* {{cite book|last=Pereira|first=José|title=Baroque Goa : the architecture of Portuguese India|year=1995|publisher=Books & Books|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-81-85016-43-6}}
* {{cite book|last=Pereira|first=José|title=Baroque India : the neo-roman religious architecture of South Asia : a global stylistic survey|year=2000|publisher=Aryan Books Internat.|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-81-7305-161-6}}
{{refend}}

== External links ==
{{commonscat|Sé Cathedral (Goa)}}
* [http://www.goatourism.gov.in/destinations/churches/134-se-cathedral Department of Tourism, Government of Goa, India - Se Cathedral]

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