ete ▁sub - d istrict ▁of ▁South ▁Go a ▁district , ▁Go a , ▁India . ▁ ▁History ▁N avel im ' s ▁church ▁was ▁first ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁Jes uits ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 9 0 s ; ▁the ▁present , ▁Portuguese - style ▁white w ashed ▁structure ▁was ▁constructed ▁later ▁on ▁when ▁the ▁older ▁building ▁became ▁too ▁small . ▁The ▁reconst ruction ▁was ▁apparently ▁fin anced ▁by ▁a ▁local ▁merchant ▁" Bar re to " ▁who ▁was ▁saved ▁from ▁bank rupt cy ▁through ▁the ▁inter cess ion ▁of ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁the ▁Ros ary . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁legend , ▁this ▁church ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁mud ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁other ▁churches ▁in ▁Sal c ete ▁between ▁ 1 5 9 4 ▁and ▁ 1 5 9 8 . ▁The ▁build ers ▁were ▁Jes uits ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁fin anced ▁by ▁the ▁vill agers . ▁The ▁first ▁parish ▁priest ▁of ▁N avel im ▁Church ▁was ▁a ▁French ▁Jes uit ▁Fr . ▁John ▁S ena . ▁( M it ras ▁L us itan as ▁no ▁Ori ente ) ▁ ▁As ▁time ▁passed , ▁the ▁church ▁became ▁small ▁for ▁the ▁growing ▁population . ▁Later ▁on , ▁it ▁was ▁re construct ed ▁with ▁later ite ▁stones ▁on ▁a ▁larger ▁scale ▁by ▁a ▁rich ▁Go an ▁merchant , ▁whose ▁name ▁is ▁not ▁given . ▁ ▁This ▁merchant , ▁according ▁to ▁legend , ▁while ▁passing ▁through ▁the ▁main ▁road ▁running ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁above ▁church , ▁received ▁the ▁message ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁lose ▁a ▁substantial