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Epidemics In Chorão Island
The Chorão Epidemic killed over a thousand women, men and children in Chorão, an island along the Mandovi River near Ilhas, Goa, India. It also caused thousands to flee the island, and led to the closure of Real Colégio de Educação de Chorão in 1859. The Epidemic and its after-effects left the island deserted for almost 100 years. History In the Second half of 18th century the population of Chorão reached its peak 22000; 14,000 of these residents at St Bartholomew's Church (Chorão Island) and the remaining 8000 in the parish of Our Lady of Grace Church (Chorão Island). The Epidemic started in year 1766 but it is believed that its consequences were very alamaring in 1775. The fever that ravaged the Island of Chorão was of such a virulent type that within a year it caused its decadence. The epidemic first started in the Parish of Our Lady of Grace Church (Chorão Island) in June 1775, rapidly spreading throughout the Island, especially in the village of Querem, a large pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Real Colégio De Educação De Chorão
Real Colégio de Educação de Chorão is a defunct Catholic seminary that was founded on 2 April 1761 in Chorão (Island), Chorão, Portuguese Goa. It belonged to the parish of Our Lady of Grace Church (Chorão Island), Our Lady of Grace Church. History The Real Colégio de Educação de Chorão was instituted in the edifice for Jesuit novices. This college was declared Seminary by the Royal Instructions to the Viceroy Conde de Ega dated 2 April 1761 written by the Secretary of State, Francisco Xavier de Mendonça Furtado. A large number of students attended the Seminary chiefly from Ilhas and Bardes and of these 19 were educated free by the state and were destined to work in the service of the Missions. In addition to the teaching staff and students, the seminary had a medical practitioner, one porter, one sacristan and one infirmarian The following subjects were taught in this college : Latin, Rational and Moral Philosophy, Dogmatic and Moral Theology(3 years), Gregorian ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |