Gloria Church is one of the oldest Roman Catholic churches in Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

 built by the Portuguese Franciscans in 1632. The church is situated in the Byculla area of Mumbai.

History

The original Gloria Church, Nossa Senhora de Gloria, was built in 1632 by the Franciscans funded by the DeSouza E’Lima family, who owned the Mazagaon

Mazagaon

Mazagaon, also spelled Mazgaon and Mazagon , and pronounced by the Catholics as 'Mazgon' or 'Maz-a-gon' and the Marathi-speakers as Mazhgav. It is one of the seven islands of Mumbai. It is part of South Mumbai and can be reached by Byculla Station on the Central railway line and Dockyard Road...

 island which they procured from the King of Portugal in 1572. The old church was demolished in 1911 and the present one was built at Byculla.

Popular culture

The church’s beauty has inspired many filmmakers to shoot their films on its premises. Prominent among them was Manmohan Desai

Manmohan Desai

Manmohan Desai was a producer and director of Indian movies.- Background :His father, Kikubhai Desai, was an Indian film producer and owner of Paramount Studios from 1931 to 1941. His productions, mainly stunt films, included Circus Queen, Golden Gang, and Sheikh Challi...

’s Amar Akbar Anthony

Amar Akbar Anthony

Amar Akbar Anthony is a 1977 Bollywood film about three brothers separated during their childhood who grew up in three homes, adopting three religions...

, released in 1977.