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Nossa Senhora De Bom Concelho (Bombay)
Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel & Shrine of St. Anthony former ''Our Lady of Good Counsel Church'' initially known by its name in Portuguese, ''Nossa Senhora de Bom Concelho'', is one of the oldest churches in, Bombay built by the Portuguese Franciscans. It was built at Sion and was initially affiliated to the St. Michael's Church at Mahim in 1596. The artistically done stained glass windows of the Church portray the martyrdom of Blessed Thomas of Tolentino, Fr. James of Padua, Fr. Peter of Siena, a Cleric and Br. Demetrius of Tiflis at Thane, in April 1321. History The coming of Franciscans to Bombay When the Portuguese took possession of Bombay, the seven small islands out of which it had formed had by then partly coalesced. Colaba and Al-Omanis still remained to the South separated by narrow channels. But between the islands of Bombay, Mazagaon and Parel the creeks had silted up. A broad but shallow lagoon occupied the center, invaded by higher tides. But for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sion, Mumbai
Sion ( /ˈsaːjən/; IAST: ''Śīv'' iːʋ is a neighbourhood of Mumbai. In the 17th century the village formed the boundary between Mumbai and Salsette Island. The British named it marking the end of the city. The name remained even after Mumbai was joined to the Salsette and extended up to Mulund. One of the local historical places in Sion is a hilltop garden commonly known as Sion Fort or Sheevon Killa in the Marathi language. History In 1543, the Portuguese took possession of the largely uninhabited islands of Bombay, naming it Sião, after a biblical hill in Israel. The Portuguese gave the Jesuit priests the sole ownership of some of these islands. The Jesuits then built a chapel on the hill near the present-day railway station and named it after Mount Zion (Sion) in Jerusalem. Education Sion is also a home to many educational institutes, namely: * D.S.Highschool, Sion * Ayurved College Sion * K. J. Somaiya Institute Of Engineering & Information Technology * Shi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colaba
Colaba (; or ISO: Kolābā) is a part of the city of Mumbai, India. It is one of the four peninsulas of Mumbai while the other three are Worli, Bandra and Malabar Hill. During Portuguese rule in the 16th century, the island was known as Kolbhat. After the British took over the island in the late 17th century, it was known as Kolio. History The name Colaba comes from ''Kolabhat'', a word in the language of Kolis, the indigenous inhabitants of the islands, before the arrival of the Portuguese. The area that is now Colaba was originally a region consisting of two islands: Colaba and Little Colaba (or Old Woman's Island). The island of Colaba was one of the Seven Islands of Mumbai ruled by the Portuguese. The Portuguese had acquired these lands from the Sultanate of Cambay by the Treaty of Vasai (1534). The group of islands was given by Portugal to Charles II of England as a dowry when he married Catherine of Braganza in 1661. The cession of Mumbai and dependencies was strongl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Parishes Of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Bombay
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bombay comprises eleven Deaneries consisting of 121 member parishes spread over the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. South Mumbai Deanery * Byculla: Our Lady of Glory * Cavel: Our Lady of Health * Colaba: St.Joseph * Cumballa Hill: St.Stephen * Dabul: St. Francis Xavier * Fort: Holy Name Cathedral * Fort: St.John the Evangelist * Girgaum: St.Teresa * Mandvi: St.Ignatius * Mazagaon: Our Lady of the Rosary * Mazagaon: St. Anne * Sonapur: Our Lady of Dolours * Umerkhadi: St.Joseph North Mumbai Deanery * Dadar East: St.Paul Church * Dadar West: Our Lady of Salvation * Dharavi: St.Anthony Church * Jacob Circle: St. Ignatius Church * Lower Parel: Holy Cross Church * Mahim: Our Lady of Victories * Mahim: St. Michael * Sewri: Our Lady of Fatima Church * Sion: Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel & Shrine of St. Anthony, Sion * Malad: Our Lady of Lourdes Church * Wadala East: St. Dominic Savio Church * Wadala West: Our Lady of Dolours * Worli: Sacr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Lady Of Good Counsel High School, Mumbai
Our Lady of Good Counsel High School, located in Sion, Mumbai, India is one of the oldest Catholic, coeducational schools in Mumbai. The school was founded as a primary school in 1939, and became a high school in 1958. Although run by the Archdiocese of Mumbai, a majority of students at the school have been non-Christians, chiefly Hindus Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for .... The school had a tradition of beginning each day with a spiritual value class, called Moral Science for non-Christians, and Religion for Christians. The school is atop a hill, and shielded from the road by a massive black stone wall. The wall had two gates, one towards the East end and another to the West end. The west gate was used as the main entrance, with the east gate remaining closed mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chembur
Chembur (pronunciation: ͡ʃembuːɾ is an upmarket large suburb in central Mumbai, India. History Before reclamation, Chembur lay on the north-western corner of Trombay Island. It is suggested that Chembur is the same place referred to as Saimur by the Arab writers(915–1137), Sibor in Cosmas Indicopleustes(535), Chemula in the Kanheri cave inscriptions(300–500), Symulla by the author of the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea(247), Symulla or Timulla by Ptolemy(150), and perhaps even Perimula by Pliny (A.D. 77). This is, however, disputed. Chembur is also said to be a reference to Chevul at the mouth of the on mainland Maharashtra. Later, the area occupie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byculla
Byculla (ISO: Bhāykhaḷā; pronunciation: ʱaːjkʰəɭaː is an area of South Mumbai. Location Byculla is neighboured by Nagpada and Mumbai Central and Mahalaxmi on the west; Agripada, Jacob Circle on the north-west: Chinchpokli to the north; Madanpura in the centre; Reay Road and Ghodapdeo on the north-east; Mazagaon and Dockyard Road to the east; and Sandhurst Road and Bhendi Bazaar to the south. Byculla falls under "E" Ward within the municipal limits of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation or BMC. History During the late 18th century, Byculla was an extension of Mazagaon, one of the seven islands that originally formed the city of Mumbai. The area was low-lying Flats inundated during the high tide through the Great Breach at Mahalaxmi. However, the breach was closed by the Hornby Vellard project in 1784, which joined all seven islands of Bombay into a single island. This was followed by the construction of the Bellasis Road causeway in 1793. Thereafter the area saw habi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellary
Bellary, officially Ballari, in the eponymous Bellary district, is a city in the state of Karnataka, India. History Bellary was a part of Rayalaseema (Ceded Districts) which was part of Madras Presidency till 1 November 1956. The Ballari city municipal council was upgraded to a city corporation in 2004. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of India approved a proposal to rename the city in October 2014 and Bellary was renamed to "Ballari" on 1 November 2014. Geography Bellari is located at . The city stands in the midst of a wide, level plain of black cotton soil. Granite rocks and hills form a prominent feature of Bellari. The city is spread mainly around two hills of granite composition, the ''Bellary Hill'' and the ''Kumbara Gudda''. ''Bellary Hill'' has a circumference of nearly and a height of . The length of this rock from north-east to south-west is about . To the east and south lies an irregular heap of boulders, to the west there is an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salsette Island
Salsette Island is an island in Konkan division of the state of Maharashtra on India's west coast. Administratively known as Greater Mumbai, the city district of Mumbai, Mumbai Suburban District, Mira Bhayander and a portion of Thane lie within it, making it very populous and one of the most densely populated islands in the world. It has a population of more 20 million inhabitants living on an area of about . Location Salsette is bounded on the north by Vasai Creek, on the northeast by the Ulhas River, on the east by Thane Creek and Mumbai Harbour, and on the south and west by the Arabian Sea. The original seven islands of Mumbai, which were merged by land reclamation during the 19th and early 20th centuries to form the city of Mumbai, are now practically a southward protruding peninsula of the much larger Salsette Island. The island of Trombay that was to the southeast of Salsette is today part of Salsette as much of the intervening swamps have been reclaimed. It contains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasai
Vasai (Konkani and Marathi pronunciation: əsəi formerly and alternatively Mahratti; ''Bajipur'', English: Bassein; Portuguese: Baçaim), is a historical place and City near Mumbai (Bombay)'s western suburbs, located in Palghar district which was partitioned from the Thane district in 2014. It also forms a part of Vasai-Virar twin cities in the Konkan division of Maharashtra, India. The Portuguese in Goa and Damaon built the Vasai Fort to defend their colony and participate in the lucrative spice trade and the silk route that converged in the area. Much of Portuguese Bombay and Vasai was seized by Marathas during the period of Peshva rule, after the Battle of Vasai in 1739. The British East India Company then took over the territory from the Maratha Empire in 1780 during the First Anglo-Maratha War. Etymology The present name ''Vasai'' is derived from the Sanskrit word ''Waas'', meaning 'dwelling' or 'residence'. The name was changed to ''Basai'', which wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Worli
Worli (ISO: ''Varaḷī'', əɾ(ə)ɭiː is a locality in South Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is one of the four peninsulas of Mumbai while the other being Colaba, Bandra and Malabar Hill. The sea connects it with Bandra via the Bandra-Worli Sea Link. Historic spellings include Warli, Worlee, Varli, and Varel. Originally Worli was a separate island, one of the Seven Islands of Bombay which were ceded by the Portuguese to England in 1661, it was linked up with the other islands in the 19th century. In the 1990s, a group of terrorists attacked a building in Worli as well as major buildings in the city. Economy Go First airlines has its head office in Worli. Celebrities who Reside in Worli Famous Indian celebrities as well as celebrity couples reside in the Worli area of Mumbai: * Shahid Kapoor * Rohit Sharma * Yuvraj Singh * Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma * Riteish Dekhmukh and Genelia D'Souza See also * List of tallest buildings in Mumbai * Palais Royale, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parel
Parel (ISO: Paraḷ, pronunciation: əɾəɭ is a neighbourhood of Mumbai. Parel used to have a number of textile mills, but these have been replaced by commercial office space development. History Originally, Parel was a separate island, one of the Seven Islands of Bombay. The Parel Relief or (Parel Shiva) is an important monolithic relief of the Hindu god Shiva in seven forms that is dated to the late Gupta period, in the 5th or 6th century AD by the ASI. It was found in Parel when a road was being constructed in 1931, and moved to the nearby Baradevi Temple, where it remains in worship, in its own room. The name Parel has its roots from the ''Parali Vaijanath Mahadev'' temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. An inscription dated 26 January 1187 (Paurnima of Magha, Saka 1108) is found there recording of a grant made by Shilahara king Aparaditya II out of the proceeds of an orchard in a village named Mahavali (close to Kurla) for a Vaidyanatha temple. In 1771 William Horn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mazagaon
Mazagaon, also spelled Mazgaon and Mazagon (Portuguese rule Mazagão), and pronounced by the Catholics as 'Mazgon' or 'Maz-a-gon' and the Marathi-speakers as Mazhgav, is one of the seven islands of Mumbai. References ;Notes {{reflist ;Sources Matharpacady Village Website See also *Joseph Baptista Gardens The Joseph Baptista Gardens, locally known as the Mazagaon Gardens, is a park in Mazagaon, South Mumbai, India. It lies atop Bhandarwada hill, behind the Dockyard Road railway station, at an altitude of and offers a panoramic view of the Mumbai ... Neighbourhoods in Mumbai Islands of Mumbai History of Mumbai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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