Among Goan Catholics, it is famous as the birthplace of Venerable Fr. Agnelo, one of the two most prominent Goan saints, the other being Blessed Joseph Vaz, the "Apostle of Sri Lanka".
However, right back into the time of Blessed Joseph Vaz and his Oratorian disciples and still earlier in Portuguese times (mid 16th Century) stations in its coastal fringe as well as in its Ratnapura reaches are on record for Evangelization and advanced pastoral structure.
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