Society of the Missionaries of St. Francis Xavier, Pilar

Campus of Pilar Seminary, Goa.

Society of the Missionaries of St. Francis Xavier, Pilar (S.F.X.) commonly referred as Society of Pilar or Pilar Fathers, is a Roman Catholic seminary (Society of Apostolic Life) founded on 26 September 1887 by Rev. Fr. Jose Mariano Bento Martins in Pilar, Goa. [1][2]

In 1957 the Fr. Agnel Ashram was started at Bandra, Bombay (now Mumbai) as a common house of the Society, over the years it has expanded to become an important educational organisation.[3]

 

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  1. ↑ "Society of the Missionaries of Saint Francis Xavier (Society of Apostolic Life)". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
  2. ↑ "Society of the Missionaries of Saint Francis Xavier (Pilar Fathers), S.F.X.". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
  3. ↑ "History of the Pilar Fathers". Pilar Society. Retrieved 2014-01-08.

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