Sancoale

Sancoale is a census town in South Goa district in the Indian state of Goa. It falls within the Sub-District of Mormugão and the Velhas Conquistas region. It is famous for being the hometown of Joseph Vaz, the patron saint of Sri Lanka.

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Place details

Locality: Cuelim
Region: Goa
Country: India
Population: 21,923
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Sancoale
Settlement.native_name_lang: konn
Settlement.settlement_type: Census town
Settlement.image_skyline: 275px
Settlement.image_caption: Façade of Igreja de Nossa Senhora de Saúde (1560)
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Goa#India3
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Goa, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Goa
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: South Goa
Settlement.established_title: First Settlement
Settlement.established_date: 1560
Settlement.founder: Jesuits
Settlement.government_type: Village Panchayat
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.elevation_m: 41

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Wikidata facts

Elevation: 41
Dialing code: 834513

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postal code: 403710
Commons category: Sancoale

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Contents

Churches
Igreja de Nossa Senhora de Saúde (1560)
2020 Saffron Controversy
Igreja de Nossa Senhora de Saúde (1606)
Geography
Demographics
References

==Churches== ===Igreja de Nossa Senhora de Saúde (1560)=== It is also known as Our Lady of Health Church or the Old Church of Sancoale, in English. It was built by Jesuit missionaries who arrived at Sancoale in 1560 to settle there. By way of commemorating, their occupation they established the a chapel of Nossa Senhora de Saúde. The construction of the chapel was completed in 1566 and it was elevated to the level of a church in.