Church of St. Francis of Assisi, located in the old part of the most famous resort state of Goa in India, ten kilometers from its capital - the city of Panaji, is a beautiful building, which in its architecture combines both traditional Hindu and Christian elements.

The history of the Church of St. Francis of Assisi began as a small chapel, the construction of which, however, lasted four long years - from 1517 to 1521 year. As expected, the building immediately after the building was consecrated, but soon he had to carry. In the form in which the Church can see now, it was built in 1661 - from the old buildings remained only "lobby." In addition, when a new church was established as an educational center, which, unfortunately, was closed around the Portuguese authorities in 1835.

Church of St. Francis of Assisi is a huge building with lots of rooms and intricate corridors. Its walls and ceilings decorated with paintings and stucco - expertly traced scenes from the Bible, as well as the floral ornaments, typical of Hindu temples. The main hall of the church is richly decorated with decorative elements - gilded stucco, painted, carved pillars and panels. Also there you can see the two large statues - Jesus Christ and St. Francis of Assisi.

In 1964, the Indian government decided to transform the church of St. Francis of Assisi in the museum, where the visitors put on display beautiful paintings, ancient relics and religious attributes.