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
The Arabian Sea () is a region of sea in the northern Indian Ocean, bounded on the west by the Arabian Peninsula, Gulf of Aden and Guardafui Channel, on the northwest by Gulf of Oman and Iran, on the north by Pakistan, on the east by India, and ...
and the mountains all around.
Etymology
The village is named after
Our Lady of the Pillar
Our Lady of the Pillar () is the name given to the Blessed Virgin Mary in the context of the traditional belief that Mary, while living in Jerusalem, supernaturally appeared to the Apostle James the Greater in AD 40, AD 40 while he was pre ...
(''Nuestra Señora del Pilar'' in Spanish).
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.
FX
There are
pilgrims who visit Pilar every Thursday to venerate the mortal remains of
venerable
''The Venerable'' often shortened to Venerable is a style, title, or epithet used in some Christianity, Christian churches. The title is often accorded to holy persons for their spiritual perfection and wisdom.
Catholic
In the Catholic Churc ...
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
File:Holy Cross at Pilar, Goa.jpg, Holy Cross erected at Pilar Seminary, Goa
File:Large Crucifix at Pilar, Goa.jpg, Crucifix inside a Chapel in Pilar Seminary, Goa
References
Villages in North Goa district
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