OUR LADY OF ASSUMPTION CHURCH
Pilgrimage
Distance (From Kadamba Bus Terminus): 24.4 Kms
Commonly Visited From: Velsao Beach (850 mts)
Trip Duration (From Velsao Beach , Including Travel): 30 Mins - 1 Hr
Place Location: Velsao
Transportation Options: Cab / Auto / Rental Bike
Travel Tips: This place is usually visited from Velsao Beach (850 mts).
Following places are near by and can be visited from here:
Cansaulim Beach(1.5 kms), Arossim Beach ( 3.3 kms) , Three Kings Church (3 kms), Church of Cansaulim (1.2 kms)
At a distance of 24.4 km from Panjim Kadamba Bus Stand, 14 km from Vasco Da Gama Railway Station and 18 km from Margao Railway Station, Our Lady of Assumption Church at Velsao is located 3 km from Cansaulim, South Goa.
Our Lady of Assumption Church was founded in 1635. Before the foundation of this church the villages of Velsao, Pale, Chicolna and Issorcim were affiliated to the Church of St. Thomas in Cansaulim. The Church land was donated by the Noronha family in 1635. Descendants of the Noronha's still live in the house next door.
The feast of Our Lady of Assumption is always celebrated by Catholics on August 15 is a grand affair at two major churches in Goa one is Our Lady of Hope at Candolim in North Goa and other is Our Lady of Assumption at Velsao in South Goa. At both churches the nine-day novena precedes the feast.
It is basically a three day affair with the death of Mother Mary, Veneration, accession to heaven in body and soul with all the religious fervour and on the third day that is August 15 the solemn feast. On the feast of Our Lady of Assumption marks another of Goan tradition of preparation of Patolleo. Patolleo is a pancake of wheat or rice flour stuffed with coconut jaggery and steamed wrapped in turmeric leaves normally prepared in every Catholic household and distributed to people in the neighborhood. However this has no links to the feast.
