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Socorro, Goa

Socorro, Goa
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nameSocorro
other_nameSerula
settlement_typeVillage
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subdivision_name1Goa
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2North Goa
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population_total10171
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demographics1_info1Konkani
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Founded in 1938, the Dr Antonio Pinto do Rosario Maternity Hospital in Porvorim is one of Goa's oldest hospitals

Socorro is a village that lies five kilometres to the east of Mapusa town in Bardez taluka. It is administered by a panchayat represented by members from the seven wards of Ambirna, Arrarim, Carrem, Maina, Porvorim, Vaddem and Zosvaddo. It is also considered as a census town in North Goa district in the Indian state of Goa. It once formed part of the comunidade and the larger village of Serula. Serula has since been divided into the villages of Salvador do Mundo, Penha da Franca (Britona), Pomburpa and Socorro. The village takes its name from the patron saint or deity of its parish church, our Lady of Succour or Nossa Senhora do Socorro.

Demographics

publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Socorro had a population of 10,171. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Socorro (Serula) has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 74%. In Socorro (Serula), 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Church of Nossa Senhora do Socorro

Socorro church.]]&quot;Built in 1667, this was the third parish church to be erected within the confines of the original parish of Serula. It was rebuilt in 1763. The throne and the pulpit of this church came from the Oratorian Convent of Cruz dos Milagres at Old Goa.&quot;<ref>''Archdiocese of Goa and Daman. Directory 2006'' (Diocesan Center for Social Communications Media, Archbishop’s House, Panjim, Goa) 206.</ref>
Cross on Church complex built in the memory of Sebastiao Antonio Pinto do Rozario, eminent Porvorim resident and official
The church interior, showing the main and side altars and the pulpit that came from the Oratorian Convent of Cruz dos Milagros at Old Goa.Socorro, Goa

Given that Bardez was evangelized by the Franciscans, and that the church has a cloister, it is likely that it used to be served by the Franciscans.

The annual feast of Our Lady of Succour is celebrated on November 21.

Villagers' event at the Socorro church]]The [[parish]] has one chapel with a resident chaplain (Our Lady of Candelaria, [[Porvorim]]), and two chapels without chaplains (Our Lady of Remedios, Vaddem and Our Lady of Rosary, Carrem). The church bodies are the Parish Pastoral Council and the Fabrica de Igreja de Socorro. The religious communities are the [[Sisters of the Cross of Chavanod]] (SCC) at Carrem, and the Medical Mission Sisters (MMS). The associations and movements are the Confraria of Our Lady of Socorro, the Confraria of Our Lady of Candelaria, the Confraria of Our Lady of Remedios, the Confraria of Our Lady of Rosary, Carrem; the Legion of Mary; the Society of St Vincent de Paul; and the Charismatic Renewal. The village has two educational institutions, one is the Our Lady of Succour Primary School run by the Diocesan Society of Education (DSE)<ref>''Archdiocese of Goa and Daman. Directory 2006'' (Diocesan Center for Social Communications Media, Archbishop’s House, Panjim, Goa) 206.</ref> and the other is Holy Family High School, Porvorim.

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References

Notes

References

  1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India.
  2. ''Archdiocese of Goa and Daman. Directory 2006'' (Diocesan Center for Social Communications Media, Archbishop’s House, Panjim, Goa) 206.
  3. ''Archdiocese of Goa and Daman. Directory 2006'' (Diocesan Center for Social Communications Media, Archbishop’s House, Panjim, Goa) 206.
  4. (2020-03-26). "This villa makes for an elegant presence in a rural Goa hamlet".
  5. "ED attaches land worth Rs 3.19 cr in Socorro".
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