Convento do Carmo - Ruined Church 1619, Old Goa and Chimbel

For us, ruined Church at Old Goa  means St. Augustine (near Santa Monica).
It was only last year (2018) I heard of another ruined Church of Carmelites known as Convento de Carmo but had no idea where exactly it is located  in Old Goa.  Did make lot of queries, even googled it out but no mention of exact location or direction to the site.
This year too (Jan/Feb 2019) we saw or read many news items in the form of press notes and press conferences  but none told us the exact location as if they wanted to celebrate privately. Reference was made in TOI articles, one saying to the east of Basilica and second time saying the east/west of Se cathedral.
Even put a query on Facebook but no help.  It was only when I saw a pic posted  in FB page Memórias da India Portuguesa asked the poster to give me direction as to how to get there to which Neenad Neo promptly replied saying its behind Old Goa Petrol Pump, Road by the side of a housing colony and then climbing involved etc.  That's how I managed to get there today..
There is a tarred road now (raw) and one can go up there with car or bike or take a motor-cycle pilot from old Goa Gandhi Circle. Or simple ask to take to Old Goa Steel yard from there new road to the right taking uphill. Housing colony that was talked about earlier is ' House of Bom Jesus'

Check this Video  1 which will give you the direction from Old Goa- Gandhi Circle to the site

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Video2
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4th Century Celebration of Indian Carmel 
Carmel India 400
In view of this celebration, a facelift has been given to the ruins of the Convento do Carmo at Old Goa. Superior General of the Discalced Carmelites and other priests, Fr Saverio Cannistra, OCD,  presided over the Eucharistic celebrations at the ruins of the Carmelite Monastery (Convento do Carmo) Old Goa on Friday, February 8, at 7.30 a.m.  NT

In GT on 9.2.19

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Over 150 pics here

The ruins of Convento do Carmo ( Carmelite Novitiate house) in Old Goa, the first Carmelite house in India which marks 400 years of the presence of the Carmelites in India since 1619.

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Superior General of Order of Discalced Carmelites Dr Saveiro Cannistra 

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Choir
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tombs at the Altar place 
Tombstone the remains of the Five martyrs of Persia
Tombstone of Messieurs Bebber
Tombstone of the Royal scribe
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Near Old Goa Steel yard
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II
Ruined Church and Convent of Mount Carmel at Chimbel
Near Ribandar, Goa
1749 Church of our Lady of Mount Carmel

Over 130 pics here, browse below using links < >

Façade remains

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Video: Ruined Church at Chimbel
1.4.2019
Video
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In news.. Times of India TOI Goa 1.4.19
.. on archaeology ASI radar

Locals, historians efforts to declare the site as 'protected Monument ..'
Officials of the Archives and Archaeology department conducted preliminary inspection of the site on 28.3.2019


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Update: 21.6.2019
The Ruined Church / Convent of Chimbel get Heritage status from Goa Govt / TCP

Update 12 December 2020 

The State government has notified the Church and Convent of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Nossa Senhora do Carmo), Chimbel as the heritage site, based on a proposal from the Conservation Committee in August for supplementing the list of heritage buildings by including the Church

H news

Ven. Fr. Agnelo - Celebrations of 150th birth anniversary 21.1.2019

Rachol Church 1576
Our Lady of Snows

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150th birth anniversary celebration for Fr. Agnelo D'Souza
Born 21.1.1869, studied and lived Rachol Seminary for more than 9 years
Collapsed in the pulpit while preaching and soon died 20.11.1927
Buried at Rachol Cemetery and His mortal remains were transferred to Pilar Monastery in 1939.
 Let us pray for beatification of Pe. Agnel


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150th Birth Anniversary of Ven. Fr. Agnelo Gustavo Adolfo de Souza was celebrated at
Rachol Seminary, Cemetery and the Church on 21.1.2019
Holy Hour, blessing, Procession, Veneration of bone relic, open air Mass at Church square
attended by large number of devotees

3 videos
 1. Seminary, Pulpit, blessed sacrament
 2. Procession, Cemetery, Tomb, Relics
 3. Rachol Church, part of mass

Video 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhQ7LQ-4Sl4

Video: 2
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Video: 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utKcHMrj9k4

over 150 Pics here

Rachol Seminary Church
Where Fr. Agnelo lived more than 9 years until His death

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Pulpit
where he collapsed while preaching and died few hours later

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Cemetery, tomb, grave
Where Fr. Agnelo was buried, tomb still exists see pic

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Procession

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Fr. Agnelo's finger bone relic

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Mass at Rachol Church square

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More pics and videos
Ven. Fr. Agnelo - His Birth place (Anjuna), Rachol, Pilar etc
Visit here
https://goa-joegoauk.blogspot.com/2011/05/ven-fr-agnelo-his-birth-place-anjuna.html

update 21.01.2020
151st Birth Anniversary celebrations at Anjuna
21.1.2020
151 Jayanti of Venerable Agnelo D'Souza celebration at his birth place at Anjuna, St. John the Baptist Chapel on 21.01.2020. About 30 priests concelebrated mass with Bishop of Shimoga (Karnataka) Rev. Francis Serrao as main celebrant. More pics here
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Video
Bishop of Shimoga Rev.
https://youtu.be/sT7XBwrm6i0

Sainthood process, present status
Fr Tony Fernandes, vice-postulator of the cause of venerable Agnelo de Souza talking on the present status (Various stages of Canonization) . Novena, prayers for Sainthood and Hymn of Fr. Agnelo A case (for the cause) was forwarded to Rome which after studying is sent back to Goa for further consideration and approval. For this purpose, a meeting of the Bishops Diocesan Commission fixed on 26th Jan 2020 then after, once approved by the Goa Bishop it will then be forwarded back to Rome and after careful study there and if approved , Pope will declare Ven Agnelo De Souza as ‘Blessed’ which will be the third stage of sainthood process. . Fourth stage, another miracle required after which Blessed Agnelo De Souza will be declared a ‘Saint’ or St. Agnelo De Souza
Video
Vice Postulator Fr. Tony Fernandes speaking
https://youtu.be/pJTfiQ6kEj8