The article names no architect or patron for the basilica. Groundbreaking was in 1594 and the infobox gives completion in 1605. Archbishop Aleixo de Menezes consecrated it in May 1605. The article gives its style as Baroque and Portuguese colonial.
It stands in Old Goa and is described as a pilgrimage center. The article states no dimensions or materials. It was designated a basilica by a pontifical decree in 1946, a claim tagged as needing a citation.
The article gives no restoration history. It notes that an architectural historian and others say the church needs significant intervention for structural upkeep. It lists the church as active, and it states no ownership and no visiting hours.
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