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Socorro socio art and cultural association, Porvorim celebrate the Patoienchem Fest on 15th August for the pass 5 years .Its a crowd funded event with dance, music , art and free food. Its also unique as there are no chief guest, no sponsors, no prizes, no competition instead plenty of participation and sharing of skills.

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Late Bishop Mathias Fernandes was born in St Mathias, Divar Island on the 4th November 1917. He was ordained as a priest on the26th October 1944, and later a Bishop on the 3rd of February in 1964. He was responsible in opening many educational institutions and was a revered figure in his village of St Mathias, Divar and Mysore, now Karnataka. He passed away on the 9th May 1985.

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The imposing St Jerome Church is the parish church of Mapusa and was founded by the Franciscans in 1594 and dedicated to St Jerome. It was rebuilt in 1674. Today the church has a huge congregation from neighbouring villages and the church feast of Our Lady of Miracles (Milagres) is celebrated on the 2nd Monday after Easter by all communities with great pomp and ceremony.

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