Fatimanagar Explained

Official Name:Fatima Nagar
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:India Maharashtra
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Maharashtra
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Pune
Subdivision Type3:Taluka
Subdivision Name3:Haveli
Named For:Congregation of Sisters of Our Lady of Fatima
Population Total:approx. 6,500
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IST
Utc Offset:+5:30
Coordinates:18.505°N 73.9008°W
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code:411040
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:020

Fatima Nagar is a neighbourhood in Pune. The neighbourhood derives its name from the "Congregation of Sisters of Our Lady of Fatima" located here. It is a part of Wanowrie.

It is bordered by Bhairoba Nala and Pune Cantonment to the west, Pune-Solapur highway to the north, a Christian graveyard and the State Reserve Police Force (S.R.P.F.) to the east and Shivarkar Garden to the south.[1]

Congregation of Sisters of Our Lady of Fatima

The congregation was founded by Msgr. Francis Xavier Kroot, MHM, on 8 February 1893 as "Missionary Sisters of St. Francis Xavier" at Bellary in Karnataka, then under the archdiocese of Madras, by Msgr Francis Xavier Kroot, MHM. Born on 7 December 1854, in Holland, Francis Kroot joined the Mill Hill Missionary Society of St Joseph, was ordained a priest on 8 June 1878 and reached India on 8 August 1878. He served in the capacity of a military chaplain in Poonamallee, Madras and Bellary. On 8 September 1895, three Sisters pronounced their first vows and were moved to the first convent, St Francis Xavier's convent, near St Lazaurs church, Cowl Bazaar. Later a novitiate was also established to accommodate the increasing number of candidates.

In 1951 Mother Stanislaus, the then Mother General sought permission from Bishop John Hogan of Bellary and Bishop Andrew D'souza of Poona to shift the Generalate and Novitiate to Poona. Accordingly new rules were framed and as per the directives of Bishop Andrew the Congregation was re-Christened to "Sisters of Our Lady of Fatima" and Pune became its headquarters. Thus 16 July 1951 marked the shift of the Generalate and Novitiate from Bellary to Pune.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=18.504&lon=73.9051&zoom=14&layers=M Fathima Nagar - Openstreetmap.org
  2. Web site: Sisters of Our Lady of Fatima - History. www.fatimasisterspune.org. 2015-11-30.