Pilar, Goa
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Pilar | |
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village | |
 Campus view of Pilar Seminary | |
  Pilar Location in Goa, India  Pilar Pilar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 15°26′27.42″N 73°53′37.90″E / 15.4409500°N 73.8938611°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Goa |
| District | North Goa |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Konkani |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | GA |
| Website | goa |
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.
Etymology[edit]
The village is named after Our Lady of the Pillar (Nuestra Señora del Pilar in Spanish).[1][2]
Pilar Society[edit]
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...
Gallery[edit]
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Holy Cross erected at Pilar Seminary, Goa -
Crucifix inside a Chapel in Pilar Seminary, Goa
References[edit]
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