St Estevam (Santo Estêvão) is an estuarine islet in the Tiswadi taluka, Goa state, India.
St Estevam is commonly referred as Jūvã (Isle) and has earned the monicker Šākêchô Jūvõ—the island of vegetables—famed for its long, seven-ridged, light green ladyfingers.
It is one of Goa's most prosperous villages, often quoted by ex-Chief Minister Pratapsingh Rane for having a high per capita income.
[1] The model of the dwelling structures here involves rows of houses sharing walls and roofs.
Another monument, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Mary, lies in the compound of the St. Stephen Church and was inaugurated on 31 December 1943.
Saint Stephen is referred to as a Protomartyr of Christianity, and his name is derived from the Greek word "stephanos", which means wreath or crown.
The present structure was erected in 1759, by the comunidade and a villager named Gelasio dos Remedios Furtado.
One particular altar features Nossa Senhora de Boas Venturas, and this was previously at the nearby Tolto church.
Cameris and manai (traditional female and male tillers, respectively) from nearby mining affected villages were given employment.