page_title: Vasai
hierarchical_section_title: Vasai
caption_attribution_description: English: The Catholic Cathedral ('Our Lady of Graces') of the diocese of Vasai, in Papdy, Vasai (North of Bombay)
context_page_description: Vasai is a historical place and important village in Mumbai's western suburbs, located in Palghar district. It also forms a part of Vasai-Virar village in the state of Maharashtra in the Konkan division in India. Vasai was in the Thane district prior to 2014.
  The Portuguese built the Vasai Fort here to strengthen their naval superiority over the Arabian Sea. The fort was taken over by the Maratha Army in 1739, ending the Battle of Vasai.
  The British then took over the territory from the Maratha Empire in 1780 during the First Anglo-Maratha War.
  As a legacy of Portuguese colonialism, East Indian Catholics form a small minority of the population.
context_section_description: Vasai is a historical place and important village in Mumbai's western suburbs, located in Palghar district. It also forms a part of Vasai-Virar village in the state of Maharashtra in the Konkan division in India. Vasai was in the Thane district prior to 2014.
  The Portuguese built the Vasai Fort here to strengthen their naval superiority over the Arabian Sea. The fort was taken over by the Maratha Army in 1739, ending the Battle of Vasai.
  The British then took over the territory from the Maratha Empire in 1780 during the First Anglo-Maratha War.
  As a legacy of Portuguese colonialism, East Indian Catholics form a small minority of the population.
caption: Roman Catholic Diocese of Vasai
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