Sts. Simon and Jude (Apostles) Chapel, Mount Ganxim, Batim Goa:
This Chapel belonging to the suppressed Parish of Ganxim, has been standing on the hillock of the village or the last four centuries.
The evangelization of Batim village truly began with the advent of the Jesuit missionaries in the area in the year 1555.
The Chapel is under the Batim Parish Church of Our Lady of Guadulape, erected before 1867 (not pictured here).
Address: Chapel of St Simon and St Jude, Ganxim, under Our Lady of Guadalupe (Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe) Parish, Batim, Tiswadi, Goa Velha, Goa 403 108 India. (Batim is around 6 Km from Panjim - Goa)
Pilgrims doing the Stations of the Cross going up the Mount
Interior of the Chapel
Open ground front of the Chapel where pilgrims pray during the monsoon season
Front facade of the Chapel
The Chapel at 1o'clock position
Map showing directions to Batim
Aerial photography by Cecil and Desmond Pinto. |
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