Pilar,_Goa

Pilar, Goa

Pilar, Goa

Village in Goa, India

Pilar is a village in Goa, India, some 10 km from the state capital Panaji. It is on a hill top and has a panoramic view of the Arabian Sea and the mountains all around.

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Etymology

The village is named after Our Lady of the Pillar (Nuestra Señora del Pilar in Spanish).[1][2]

Pilar Society

The headquarters of the Missionary Society of St. Francis Xavier is located at Pilar, hence the common name of Pilar Society given to the missionaries of Saint Francis Xavier. [SFX].[3]

There are pilgrims who visit Pilar every Thursday to venerate the mortal remains of venerable Father Agnelo, a priest of the above-said Society who had lived a virtuous life.

The Pre-Novitiate house is doing well in Pilar. They organised an art exhibition there entitled Waves Of Destruction... Waves of Compassion...

  • Holy Cross erected at Pilar Seminary, Goa
  • Crucifix inside a Chapel in Pilar Seminary, Goa

References

  1. [1]
    "A pillar and it's Spanish connection | Goa News - Times of India".
  2. [2]
    "Pilar monastery turns 400 today | Goa News - Times of India".
  3. [3]
    "Pilar Society". Retrieved 8 January 2014.
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