ST. CAJETAN’S CHURCH- The Parish Church, with St. Cajetan as its patron, was dedicated to Our Lady of Hope (Nossa Senhora de Esperanca). It was initially a Chapel erected by the Provision of 22/11/1752 and was affiliated to and dependent on the St. Elizbeth’s Church at Ucassaim, which encompassed the areas of Ucassaim, Bastora, Punola, Paliem. The Chapel at Bastora was elevated to the status of a Parish Church by the Provision of 01/04/1947, during the tenure of Dom Jose da Costa Nunes, Archbishop-Patriarch. It was consecrated as a Church on the 1st of May 1947 in the presence of Monsignor Tomas de Aquino Barreto, Canon Castilho de Noronha and Monsiger Francisco da Piedade Rebelo, who held charge of the Archdiocese of Goa in the absence of the Archbishop- Patriarch. The Church is built in stone masonry in the Mannerist Neo-Roman Style. The Neo-Roman is a style originating in Italy in the 15th century. Mannerism is a mode of the Neo-Roman in which architects began to express their individual style or “manner”, which did not always conform to the standard rules. Mannerism flourished in Goa between 1550 and 1760. The frontal façade has a miniature template with a niche that holds the statue of St. Cajetan. There are twin bell-towers with the finial in the shape of an obelisk or spear-Head. There is a typical Church Square bounded by the walls which carry the 14 Crosses of the Way of the Cross (Via Sacra).