Situated
to the east of the tower of St. Augustine
it is a plain looking building constructed
in the beginning of the 18th century. The
convent was abandoned in 1835.
The Society
of the Misericordia occupied it for some
time. From 1844 onwards, it was used as a
residence for chaplains, confessors and others
employed on behalf of the nuns of St. Monica.
The roof of the church was removed in 1850.
The present roof was built recently. In Old
Goa, built in 1685, right next to St Augustine,
the church is dedicated to Our Lady of Good
Success.
It gradually declined in importance
until 1834 when the building was bought by
the nuns of St Monica to be used as residence
for their chaplains and confessors.
It is comparatively
simple in style and was completely restored by
the Portuguese just before they were expelled
from Goa. Franciscan nuns who run an Old Age
Home now occupy the church and convent. |
