Chapel Of St. Catherine

The chapel of St. Catherine is one of the magnificently constructed old chapels in Taleigao, which is 5 kms away from Panaji. This chapel is dedicated to St. Catherine and is built of laterite stones with a tower on either side of the church façade of St. Francis of Assisi. This is a small chapel which is in the interior of this church, and has a plain altar.This chapel owes its origins to Alfonso De Albuquerque who built this church when he took possession of Goan territory on St. Catherine's Day in 1510.