The church in Azossim, Tiswadi, is dedicated to St Matthew, the Apostle. The parishioners celebrate the Feast of the Patron on September 21, the feast day of the patron, or the Sunday nearest to it. This year, it will be celebrated on September 21.

THE ORIGIN

According to the historian, Fr C C Nazare, the church in Azossim was constructed between 1596 and 1610 by the Augustinian Archbishop of Goa, D. Frei Aleixo de Menezes (Mitras Lusitanas pg 98, Vol I), along with a few other churches. The church that stands today was constructed later in another place.

But according to Msgr Canon F X Gomes Catao, the church was probably constructed in 1600, and later it was rebuilt on another site. The same was handed over to Clero Nativo (native clergy) for the purpose of administration. The parishi

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