It is located close to Mapusa town and is known as the home for some prominent persons from the area.

The Comunidades of Ucassaim, Bastora, as well as Punola and Paliem, as well as many private individuals, funded the construction.

Francisco de São Boaventura, the then Parish Priest, himself used to carry timber on his back.

Her feast is celebrated on 4 July every year and since it is in the monsoon season, there is a local saying "Sant Izabel Ranni; Dimbhi Bhor Panni" which means "when we have St. Elizabeth the Queen we shall have knee-deep water", which refers to the abundance of water required to cultivate the rice crop.

Some major repairs were done internally in 1996 and in 2008 wherein the platform for the sanctuary and the face-lifting exercise was done under the leadership and guidance of Fr.

Almir also brought about a radical change in the outlook of the parishioners installing in the parish many new norms as per the Vatican II council conclusions.

The church has a well developed cemetery which was repaired and renovated around the year 2000 during the tenure of Fr.

A local festival called "GITVANA", held annually, gives a platform for the young and the old to perform on stage singing the traditional mandós or acting in one-act skits.

The children of the village won first prize in the All Goa Tiatr Competition in the year 2011 and were runners-up in 2012.

Many villagers have emigrated to Arab countries in the Persian Gulf, Europe, the United States, Canada and Australia.