The Estado da India was the Portuguese colonial administration governing Goa and other Indian Ocean holdings from the early sixteenth century, operating under the Padroado real, the royal patronage arrangement giving the Portuguese crown authority over Catholic missionary activity across its Asian empire. Its religious dimension included the Goa Inquisition, established in 1560 to police conversion and orthodoxy among converted and reverted populations, alongside sustained missionary work, most notably by Francis Xavier, whose remains still rest in Goa as a major pilgrimage site.
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State ReligionRoman Catholicism under the Padroado real, the royal patronage giving the Portuguese crown authority over missionary activity and church appointments across its Asian empire, policed from 1560 by the Goa Inquisition. 1 Religious PolicyPadroado real; Goa Inquisition (established 1560) 1 Origins
Origin RegionThe west coast of India, governed from Goa from the early sixteenth century, with holdings scattered around the Indian Ocean littoral. 1 State religion (class)Christianity (Catholic) 1 Attributions
Associated ReligionCatholicism, administered under the Padroado real and enforced through the Goa Inquisition, established 1560. 1 Connections
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This source names India directly: "The Estado da India was the Portuguese colonial administration governing Goa and other Indian Ocean holdings from the early sixteenth century, operating under the Padroado real, the royal patronage..."
Source Encyclopedia of ReligionMircea Eliade (ed.); Lindsay Jones (ed., 2nd ed.)
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1. Encyclopedia of Religion
Mircea Eliade (ed.); Lindsay Jones (ed., 2nd ed.), Macmillan Reference, 2005s.v. Estado da India; Goa InquisitionView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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