St. Paul's Church, Diu

The St. Paul’s Church (Portuguese: Igreja de São Paulo) and officially College of the Holy Spirit and Church of Our Lady of the Conception or Saint Paul,[1] is situated on Diu Island, on the west coast of India, a Union Territory of India.

Its interior has elaborate and impressive design with delicate volutes (spiral scroll-like ornament) and shell.

[2][4] The altar, which has the image of St. Mary, is carved out of a single piece of Burmese teak and is lined and lit up with 101 candles.

The two ceremonies that are held at the Diu church are the Feast of the Eleven Thousand Virgins to mark the commencement of the school year and the other is on 25 January to mark the conversion of St. Paul, which were largely attended when Portuguese ruled the area and also now.

[8] The church is easily accessible from the main land from the village of Ghoghla in the east or from Veraval or Somnath in the west.

View of the church with adjoining monastery
Interior view towards main altar