KOLBE FRANCISCAN ASHRAM
Kolbe Franciscan Ashram
Conventual Franciscan Friars
U.C. College, P.O. , P.B. No.608
Ernakulam DT. 683102
Kerala, India
Tel.: (0091 484) 2607147
E-mail: kolbeashram@yahoo.com
HISTORY
• Established as a friary and seminary in Aluva, Ernakulam District, Kerala on November 15, 1983.
• First Superior was Fr. Joseph Cilia.
• Inaugurated in 1984 by Fr. Lanfranco Serrini, Minister General.
• Renovated and blessed again in 1996.
• Dedicated to St. Maximilian Kolbe, commemorating his 1932 visit to Aluva.
• On August 14, 1985, Bishop Mar Sebastian Mankuzhikary blessed a wooden statue of Kolbe, later replaced by a larger one in 1989.
• Designed by Architect Fr. J.M. Stevens S.J. and constructed in stages, completed in 1992.
• Served as the central administration of the Mission until 1999.
• Officially inaugurated as the Provincial Custody on January 27, 1995.
• Managed various social projects, including the St. Anthony Social Centre and St. Paul’s Clinic.
• Served as the Mission Headquarters from 1985 to 1996.
• Currently a study house for student-friars in philosophy and theology.
God Dwells In Our Midst,
In The Blessed Sacrament
Of The Altar.
We must not be wise and prudent according to the flesh,rather,we must be simple,humble and pure..
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