Goa, Feb. 25 -- The St Anthony Royal Chapel, situated in Old Goa, is found in Velha Goa, approximately 800 meters from the Se Cathedral, near the ruins of the Convent of St. Augustine.

The modest chapel features an eastern facade and is positioned on the southern side of the Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosario, constructed concurrently with it. During the reconquest of Goa, Diogo Mendes de Vasconcelos was stationed here with a contingent of 300 men. Commonly referred to as the Royal Chapel, it was initially managed by the Cathedral Chapter until Archbishop Dom Aleixo de Menezes transferred its administration to the Augustinians in 1606. Following the dissolution of religious orders, the chapel fell into disuse. The first Patriarch of Goa ...