Nossa Senhora de Penha de Franca is otherwise called Our Lady of the Rock of France. The Church gets its name from Saint Nossa Senhora de Penha de Franca, a Spanish holy person who is accepted to have spared Portuguese mariners from an unsafe circumstance on their voyage to India. Our Lady of the Rock of France ended up celebrated for the marvels performed for the individuals who made the journey. The high-vaulted roof and straightforward yet wonderfully insides make the congregation looks stunning.
The congregation lies on a hillock and is recognized by the upper area of its pinnacle being octagonal fit as a fiddle. The congregation was worked in Britona on the banks of the River Mandovi in 1626, committed to Nossa Senhora De Penha De Franca. The congregation was totally subsidized by a dowager named Ana De Azvado, a Franciscan Tertiary. In any case, the congregation was crumpled in 1651 and was then modified in 1655. This delightful church was proclaimed a national landmark in 1932.