Carmona is a village located in the Salcette district of South Goa, India.[1][2] It shares a border with Orlim in the North and Cavelossim in the South whilst the river Sal runs along its Eastern edge from North to South.
The village is sub-divided into wards (Vaddos) which includes Xiro, Fondo, Ratmadem/Kirbhat, Olavado/Choqui, Tamdeg/Batti, Xhetmalem/Jorge/Ankur Luis, Igreja Vaddo, De Mello, Gavona/Alemao and Zalor.
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Religion
Ancient Temples
Source:[3]
- Mahadeva
- Ague-Betall
- Purusha
- Uddio
Churches & Chapels
- Our Lady of Succour Church, Carmona - Built in 1607, originally part of the Jesuit Novitiate House which is now the Parochial residence. Renovation of Our Lady of Succour Church, Carmona commenced in 2004.[4]
- Our Lady of Piety Chapel, Zalor constructed in 1881
- St. Sebastian Chapel, Xiro
School
Sacred Heart of Jesus High School
Comunidade
It consists of ten Vangors of the Chardo class. The old Gaunkars used the surnames 'Naik', 'Garo' (Gadd) and 'Porto'. [3]
Notable People
- Menino Figueiredo,[5] Goa's 1st International Football Player
- Savia Viegas,[6] Academic and Writer
- Evagrio Francisco Jorge,[7] Freedom Fighter
- Fr. Antonio Cruz da Piedade Viegas,[8] Priest
- Fr. Maurice Figueiredo,[9] Diocesan Director of Catechetics in the Diocese of Pune, Director of Salesian Catechetical Centre, Pune, Director of Don Bosco Youth Centre, Benaulim, Goa, and Member of the Diocesan Priest Council, of the Arch-diocese of Goa
- Capt. Venzy Viegas,[10] Member of Legislative Assembly (Benaulim Constituency), Aam Aadmi Party
References
- ^ (29 March 2008). Another Day In Paradise Archived 23 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Tehelka Magazine (Vol 5, Issue 12).
- ^ (6 April 2008). Goa Government puts on hold mega housing project. The Hindu.
- ^ a b Gomes Pereira, Rui (1978). GOA - Hindu Tempels and Deities. Broadway Publishing House. p. 89. ISBN 9789384298050.
- ^ "Goan Churches | Information on all Churches in Goa". goanchurches.info. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Goa's 1st International football player Menino Figueiredo no more". oHeraldo. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Savia Viegas : Biography". www.saviaviegas.in. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ Mahotsav, Amrit. "Evagrio Fransisco Jorge". Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Ministry of Culture, Government of India. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Goan Churches | Information on all Churches in Goa". goanchurches.info. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "BIS #1377 - REMEMBERING FR. MAURICE". BIS #1377 - REMEMBERING FR. MAURICE. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Goa Legislative Assembly". www.goavidhansabha.gov.in. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
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