Pilar, Goa

Pilar
village
Campus view of Pilar Seminary
Pilar Show map of Goa Pilar Show map of India Location in Goa, India
Coordinates: 15°26′27.42″N 73°53′37.90″E / 15.4409500°N 73.8938611°E / 15.4409500; 73.8938611Coordinates: 15°26′27.42″N 73°53′37.90″E / 15.4409500°N 73.8938611°E / 15.4409500; 73.8938611
Country	India
State	Goa
District	North Goa
Languages
• Official	Konkani
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration	GA
Website	goa.gov.in

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.

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].

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