MONTEIROS CELEBRATE FEAST OF THEIR CANDOLIM CHAPEL.
Monteiro's Chapel of Remed Saibinn approx. 300 years old
15th
of this month, in Candolim at Monteiro’s Chapel, the feast of "Remed Saibinn" was
celebrated. During my younger days I still remember how the devotees used to
come in big number to celebrate this feast as this Remed Saibinn was known to
create miracles of granting the sick the remedial cure after paying homage to this
Chapel dedicated to Remed Saibin. Remed in Portuguese means Medicine and all
who asked cure for their sicknesses they used to get immediate cure after
praying in this Chapel. The visit to
this Chapel was like Medicine for the sick.
The ancestral
palatial house (built in 1603) seen next to this Chapel belonged to Monteiro family whose one son the late Dr. Gustavo Monteiro
was the most popular not only in his locality but even beyond. He was like medicine for most of the
sicknesses of human beings not only physical but also in other respects. He was a very helpful man who used to help
people in whatever way he could. After
his death there is no replacement for him born in Candolim and according to me it is unlikely
in the future too. His other brother Pe. Chico Monteiro too was one
of the most popular priests in Goa who was a great social worker and highly
intellectual.
Dr. Jose
Monteiro the elder son of the late Dr. Gustavo Monteiro is yet another doctor
in the family currently carrying forward the tradition of Monteiro family of
giving medicinal cure to the physical sicknesses of the patients who are coming
to his Clinic even from distant places. Dr. Jose's younger daughter is also a well known doctor attached to GMC.
A.Veronica Fernandes.
A.Veronica Fernandes.
