Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Churches and Convents of Goa' has mentioned 'Asia' in the following places:
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| Goa was the capital of Portuguese India and Asia and an evangelization center from the sixteenth century. | WIKI |
| The justifications[1] for the inclusion of religious monuments in Goa in the World Heritage List are: 1) the influence of the monuments in the dissemination of Western art forms xe2x80x93 the Manueline styles, Mannerist and Baroque xe2x80x93 throughout Asia where Catholic missions were established; 2) the value of the set of monuments of Goa as an exceptional example that illustrates the work of evangelization and 3) the specific value of presence in the Basilica of Bom Jesus of the tomb of Francisco Xavier, which illustrates a major world event: the influence of the Catholic religion in Asia in the modern era. | WIKI |
| The See of Goa is the largest building built by the Portuguese in Asia,[6] 91 meters long and very wide, which probably contributed to the slow pace of works. | WIKI |
| The Society of Jesus arrived in Goa in 1542, and its most important figure in these early days was the Francisco Xavier, considered the Apostle of the East for his work in the evangelization of Asia. | WIKI |
| The UNESCO Bureau was informed that the World Heritage Center undertook a mission to Goa in January 1999 to develop a project proposal based on co-operation between the local authorities of Old Goa (India), Guimaraes (Portugal) and Brighton & Hove (UK) for submission to the European Union Asia Urbs Programme. | WIKI |
| Facade of the Church of St. Francis of Assisi (Igreja de Sxc3xa3o Francisco de Assis), a church that signifies best the blending of Portuguese-Manueline style into the later Tuscan style In contrast to the simple outer faxc3xa7ade the interiors of the Church of St. Francis are adorned lavishly in the Baroque style using Corinthian influences The Tuscan Cathedral of Santa Catarina (Saint Catherine) at over 76m long and 55m is the largest church in Asia Interior of the Santa Catarina (Saint Catherine) Cathedral Main altar (nave) of the Basilica of Bom Jesus, famous throughout the Roman Catholic world for the casket of Saint Francis Xavier located in a nave (not seen in picture) beside the main altar The silver casket of St. Francis Xavier inside the Basilica of Bom Jesus has thirty two episodes of his life depicted on all four sides of the silver plates The 46 m high Saint Augustine tower (Torre de Sxc3xa3o Augustine) sits atop Monte Santo (Holy Hill) and was part of a monastery of the Augustinian order Chapel of Santa Catarina built by Afonso de Albuquerque in 1510 to commemorate his triumphant entry on Saint Catherinexe2x80x99s Day Church of Divine Providence (Igreja da Divina Providxc3xaancia) besides the Convent of Saint Cajetan (Convento de Sxc3xa3o Caetano) is modelled after the initial Saint Peter's Basilica and has two towers as well as Corinthian columns and pilasters supporting a pediment, in which are kept the statues of the apostles. | WIKI |
| These seven monuments exerted great influence in the 16th to 18th centuries on the development of architecture, sculpture, and painting by spreading forms of Manueline, Mannerist, and Baroque art and architecture throughout the countries of Asia where Catholic missions were established. | UNESCO |
| In doing so they eminently illustrated the work of missionaries in Asia. | UNESCO |
| The earlier village of Ella developed into Goa (present day Old Goa) after it was taken over by the Portuguese, who designated this city as the capital for their occupied territories in Asia in 1730. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (ii): The monuments of Goa, xe2x80x9cRome of the Orientxe2x80x9d, exerted great influence from the 16th to the 18th century on the development of architecture, sculpture and painting by spreading forms of Manueline, Mannerist and Baroque art throughout the countries of Asia where Catholic missions were established. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (iv): The churches and convents of Goa are an outstanding example of an architectural ensemble which illustrates the work of missionaries in Asia. | UNESCO |