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			{{short description\|Portuguese Catholic priest (1869–1927)}}
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	{{Infobox Christian leader		{{Infobox Christian leader
	\| type= priest		\| type= priest
	\| image=Venerable_Agnel.jpg		\| image=Venerable_Agnel.jpg
	\| ~~name~~ =~~The~~ [[Venerable]] ~~Father~~ Agnelo Gustavo Adolfo de Souza, [[Society of the Missionaries of St. Francis Xavier, Pilar\|~~S.F.X.~~]]		\| caption = Portrait of de Souza, early 20th century
			\| honorific_prefix = [[The Venerable\|Venerable]]
			\| name = Agnelo Gustavo Adolfo de Souza, [[Society of the Missionaries of St. Francis Xavier, Pilar\|SFX]]
	\| birth_date = 21 January 1869		\| birth_date = 21 January 1869
	\| birth_place = [[Anjuna]], [[~~North~~ Goa]], [[Portuguese India]]		\| birth_place = [[Anjuna]], [[Goa]], [[Portuguese India]]
			\| birth_name = Agnelo Gustavo Adolfo de Souza
			\| church = [[Roman Catholic Church]]
			\| nationality = Portuguese
	\| ordination = 24 September 1899		\| ordination = 24 September 1899
	\| ordained_by = [[Archbishop]] [[António Sebastião Valente]]		\| ordained_by = [[Archbishop]] [[António Sebastião Valente]]
	\| death_date = 20 November 1927 (aged 58)		\| death_date = 20 November 1927 (aged 58)
	\| death_place = [[Rachol]], ~~[[South~~ Goa~~]],~~ Portuguese India		\| death_place = [[Rachol]], Goa Portuguese India,
	\| buried = ~~[[Our Lady of the Pillar\|~~Our Lady of Pilar]] Monastery,~~<br>~~[[Pilar, Goa~~\|Pilar~~]], [[~~Goa~~]]~~, India~~		\| buried = Our Lady of Pilar Monastery, [[Pilar, Goa]]
			\| alma_mater = [[Rachol Seminary]]
	}}		}}

	'''Agnelo Gustavo Adolfo de Souza''' ( 21 January 1869 – 20 November 1927), was a [[Roman Catholic]] priest of the [[Society of the Missionaries of St. Francis Xavier, Pilar]] who performed missionary work in ~~the province of~~ [[Goa]], then part of [[Portuguese India]]. The cause for his [[~~canonization~~]] has been accepted for investigation by the [[Holy See]], and has progressed to the point that he has been declared [[~~Venerable~~]].		'''Agnelo Gustavo Adolfo de Souza''' [[Society of the Missionaries of St. Francis Xavier, Pilar\|SFX]] (21 January 1869 – 20 November 1927), was a Portuguese [[Roman Catholic]] priest of the [[Society of the Missionaries of St. Francis Xavier, Pilar\|Society of Pilar]] who performed missionary work in [[Goa]], then part of [[Portuguese India]]. The cause for his [[beatification]] has been accepted for investigation by the [[Holy See]], and has progressed to the point that he has been declared [[The venerable\|venerable]].

	== Life ==		== Life ==

	=== Early life ===		=== Early life ===
	~~Agnelo~~ was born in the village of [[Anjuna]] to Miguel Arcanjo de Souza and Maria Sinforosa Perpetua Magalhães. His parents had nine children, eight sons and a daughter, among whom Agnelo was the sixth child. Even as a small child, all were impressed by his behaviour. From a young age he would remember sermons heard at [[mass (liturgy)\|Mass]] and would teach ''doton'n''~~, that is the~~ [[catechism]], to other children, some even older than him. When he was eleven, his parents died suddenly. As his mother was dying, she entrusted her children to the care of [[Mary, the mother of Jesus]].<ref>[http://fragnelpilar.in/life/life.htm] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425232631/http://fragnelpilar.in/life/life.htm \|date=25 April 2012 }}, retrieved 19-11-2011.</ref>		De Souza was born in the village of [[Anjuna]], [[Portuguese Goa]], to Miguel Arcanjo de Souza and Maria Sinforosa Perpetua Magalhães. His parents had nine children, eight sons and a daughter, among whom Agnelo was the sixth child. Even as a small child, all were impressed by his behaviour. From a young age he would remember sermons heard at [[mass (liturgy)\|Mass]] and would teach ''doton'n'' ([[catechism]]), to other children, some even older than him. When De Souza was eleven, his parents died suddenly. As his mother was dying, she entrusted her children to the care of [[Mary, the mother of Jesus]].<ref>[http://fragnelpilar.in/life/life.htm] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425232631/http://fragnelpilar.in/life/life.htm \|date=25 April 2012 }}, retrieved 19-11-2011.</ref>

	=== Seminary ===		=== Seminary ===
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	The then Archbishop of Goa e Damão and Patriarch of the East Indies, [[Mateus de Oliveira Xavier]], appointed de Souza as the Spiritual Director of the Patriarchal Seminary of Rachol on 20 May 1918.		The then Archbishop of Goa e Damão and Patriarch of the East Indies, [[Mateus de Oliveira Xavier]], appointed de Souza as the Spiritual Director of the Patriarchal Seminary of Rachol on 20 May 1918.

	==Death and ~~veneration~~==		==Death and beatification process ==
	De Souza died on the feast of the [[Sacred Heart of Jesus]], which was on 20 November in 1927. He collapsed on the pulpit towards the end of the sermon. He insisted on waiting till the [[Benediction]] of the [[Sacred Heart of Jesus]]. He ~~died and~~ was buried in Rachol. The parish priest who buried him roughly said these words ''Hanvem atanch eka Santak matiek laila'', which means I have just laid a saint to rest. His remains were brought to [[Pilar, Goa\|Pilar]] on 10 January 1939.<ref name="test">{{cite web\|url=http://www.churchnewssite.com/portal/?p%3D38770 \|title=~~Archived copy~~ \|access-date=2013-02-15 \|url-status=~~dead~~ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003757/http://www.churchnewssite.com/portal/?p=38770 \|archive-date=4 March 2016 }}, para 20_line 1 and para 29.</ref>		De Souza died on the feast of the [[Sacred Heart of Jesus]], which was on 20 November in 1927. He collapsed on the pulpit towards the end of the sermon. He insisted on waiting till the [[Benediction]] of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. He was buried in Rachol. The parish priest who buried him roughly said these words "''Hanvem atanch eka Santak matiek laila"'', which means "I have just laid a saint to rest." His remains were brought to [[Pilar, Goa\|Pilar]] on 10 January 1939.<ref name="test">{{cite web\|url=http://www.churchnewssite.com/portal/?p%3D38770 \|title=Venerable Father Agnelo de Souza : Church News Site \|access-date=2013-02-15 \|url-status=usurped \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003757/http://www.churchnewssite.com/portal/?p=38770 \|archive-date=4 March 2016 }}, para 20_line 1 and para 29.</ref>
	[[File:Tomb of Father Agnelo,Pilar,goa.jpg\|thumb\|Tomb of Father Agnel]]		[[File:Tomb of Father Agnelo,Pilar,goa.jpg\|thumb\|Tomb of Father Agnel]]

	===~~The cause for his canonisation~~===		===Beatification process===
	The process ~~of canonization~~ was begun by the Society with the permission of the Patriarch of Goa in 1947. The second process was presented to the Sacred Congregation of Rites on 5 October 1959. The [[Sacred Congregation of Rites]] approved the third process of "De non-cultu" on 27 May 1969.<ref name="test" /> De Souza was declared [[venerable]] by the Vatican on 10 November 1986.<ref>[http://indiancurrents.org.in/images/Archives/ic41.pdf "They too are on the Way...."]{{dead link\|date=October 2016 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}, ''Indian Currents'', 06 – 12 October 2008, p. 41, retrieved 18-09-2009.</ref>		The beatification process was begun by the Society with the permission of the Patriarch of Goa in 1947. The second process was presented to the Sacred Congregation of Rites on 5 October 1959. The [[Sacred Congregation of Rites]] approved the third process of ''De non-cultu'' on 27 May 1969.<ref name="test" /> De Souza was declared venerable by the Vatican on 10 November 1986.<ref>[http://indiancurrents.org.in/images/Archives/ic41.pdf "They too are on the Way ..."]{{dead link\|date=October 2016 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}, ''Indian Currents'', 06 – 12 October 2008, p. 41, retrieved 18-09-2009.</ref> The vice-postulator for his cause is Hilario Fernandes.

	A '[[calendar of saints\|feast day]]' is granted only to the beatified or canonized persons. As de Souza is not yet beatified or canonized like [[Joseph Vaz]] or [[Francis Xavier]], he does not have a feast day. De Souza was made a [[Venerable]] in 1986, and requires a first-class miracle to be beatified. The vice-postulator for his cause is Hilario Fernandes.

	==Legacy==		==Legacy==
	Venerable Fr. Agnelo's day is celebrated on 20 November every year, with [[novena]]s beginning on 10 November. He is said to have wanted to die on this feast, and God granted his wish. A '[[calendar of saints\|feast day]]' is granted only to the beatified or canonized persons.

	The hymn ''Padr Agnel, amchea ixtta'' (Father Agnel, our friend) was written in his honor,<ref>[[Gaionancho Jhelo]], ank U-16, pan 239.(Konkani Book of Hymns named "Gaionancho Jhelo" Hymn no. U-16, page 239).</ref> besides ''Padr Agnelak, Altaracho Man'' and several others.		The hymn ''Padr Agnel, amchea ixtta'' (Father Agnel, our friend) was written in his honor,<ref>[[Gaionancho Jhelo]], ank U-16, pan 239.(Konkani Book of Hymns named "Gaionancho Jhelo" Hymn no. U-16, page 239).</ref> besides ''Padr Agnelak, Altaracho Man'' and several others.

	A road in [[Panaji]], [[Goa]] is named as Father Agnel Road.<ref>http://www.indiacom.com/goa/costa-dr-adelia_goa_goa_53624.html</ref> A road in Gogol, [[Margao]] is also named in his honour.		A road in [[Panaji]], [[Goa]] is named as Father Agnel Road.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.indiacom.com/goa/costa-dr-adelia_goa_goa_53624.html\|title = Costa Dr Adelia in Panjim, Goa - 403001 on Indiacom}}</ref> A road in Gogol, [[Margao]] is also named in his honour.

	== References ==		== References ==
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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003757/http://www.churchnewssite.com/portal/?p=38770 A website with some more information. ]		*{{usurped\|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003757/http://www.churchnewssite.com/portal/?p=38770 A website with some more information. ]}}
	*[http://fragnelpilar.in/], a website with a lot more information, and many important links.		*[http://fragnelpilar.in/], a website with a lot more information, and many important links.
	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090821101252/http://www.societyofpilar.org/The_Venerable_Fr_Agnelo.htm The Venerable Pilar Father - Fr. Agnelo de Souza] at the website [[Society of the Missionaries of St. Francis Xavier, Pilar]]		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090821101252/http://www.societyofpilar.org/The_Venerable_Fr_Agnelo.htm The Venerable Pilar Father - Fr. Agnelo de Souza] at the website [[Society of the Missionaries of St. Francis Xavier, Pilar]]
	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070127225019/http://www.fragnelpilar.com/novena.htm Venerable Agnelo D'Souza], a dedicated website		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070127225019/http://www.fragnelpilar.com/novena.htm Venerable Agnelo D'Souza], a dedicated website
	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120425232722/http://fragnelpilar.in/programNovena_k.html], a dedicated webpage in Konkani		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120425232722/http://fragnelpilar.in/programNovena_k.html Venerable Agnelo D'Souza (Fr. Agnelo) - Main Page], a dedicated webpage in Konkani

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{{Infobox Christian leader
| type= priest
| image=Venerable_Agnel.jpg
| name =The [[Venerable]] Father Agnelo Gustavo Adolfo de Souza, [[Society of the Missionaries of St. Francis Xavier, Pilar|S.F.X.]]
| birth_date = 21 January 1869
| birth_place = [[Anjuna]], [[North Goa]], [[Portuguese India]]
| ordination = 24 September 1899
| ordained_by = [[Archbishop]] [[António Sebastião Valente]]
| death_date = 20 November 1927 (aged 58)
| death_place = [[Rachol]], [[South Goa]], Portuguese India
| buried = [[Our Lady of the Pillar|Our Lady of Pilar]] Monastery,<br>[[Pilar, Goa|Pilar]], [[Goa]], India
}}

'''Agnelo Gustavo Adolfo de Souza''' ( 21 January 1869 – 20 November 1927), was a [[Roman Catholic]] priest of the [[Society of the Missionaries of St. Francis Xavier, Pilar]] who performed missionary work in the province of [[Goa]], then part of [[Portuguese India]]. The cause for his [[canonization]] has been accepted for investigation by the [[Holy See]], and has progressed to the point that he has been declared [[Venerable]].

== Life ==

=== Early life ===
Agnelo was born in the village of [[Anjuna]] to Miguel Arcanjo de Souza and Maria Sinforosa Perpetua Magalhães. His parents had nine children, eight sons and a daughter, among whom Agnelo was the sixth child. Even as a small child, all were impressed by his behaviour. From a young age he would remember sermons heard at [[mass (liturgy)|Mass]] and would teach ''doton'n'', that is the [[catechism]], to other children, some even older than him. When he was eleven, his parents died suddenly. As his mother was dying, she entrusted her children to the care of [[Mary, the mother of Jesus]].<ref>[http://fragnelpilar.in/life/life.htm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425232631/http://fragnelpilar.in/life/life.htm |date=25 April 2012 }}, retrieved 19-11-2011.</ref>

=== Seminary ===
With the encouragement of an older brother who was already a priest, de Souza pursued a call to the [[priesthood (Catholic Church)|priesthood]]. He studied philosophy and theology at the [[Rachol Seminary|Patriarchal Seminary at Rachol]]. Always in very poor health, he was allowed to live in a private dwelling off the seminary grounds, where he was able to do his studies diligently. He secured the much coveted and singular honor of ''acessit'' in his final year of study.

Souza wanted to enter a [[religious institute]], but they had been banned in the lands under the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] Crown since 1835. After much prayer and reflection, de Souza joined the Diocesan [[Society of the Missionaries of St. Francis Xavier, Pilar|Missionary Society of St. Francis Xavier of Pilar]] on 17 July 1897. He was [[Holy Orders|ordained]] on 24 September 1898, by the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa|Archbishop of Goa]] and [[Patriarch of the East Indies]], [[António Sebastião Valente]].

=== Missionary ===
On 8 September 1908, de Souza became a full-fledged member of the Society. His life as a priest took him to Siroda and [[Sanvordem]] in Goa, besides [[Kumta]], near [[Karwar]]. He was their priest, preacher, confessor and administrator.

===Spiritual Director===
The then Archbishop of Goa e Damão and Patriarch of the East Indies, [[Mateus de Oliveira Xavier]], appointed de Souza as the Spiritual Director of the Patriarchal Seminary of Rachol on 20 May 1918.

==Death and veneration==
De Souza died on the feast of the [[Sacred Heart of Jesus]], which was on 20 November in 1927. He collapsed on the pulpit towards the end of the sermon. He insisted on waiting till the [[Benediction]] of the [[Sacred Heart of Jesus]]. He died and was buried in Rachol. The parish priest who buried him roughly said these words ''Hanvem atanch eka Santak matiek laila'', which means I have just laid a saint to rest. His remains were brought to [[Pilar, Goa|Pilar]] on 10 January 1939.<ref name="test">{{cite web|url=http://www.churchnewssite.com/portal/?p%3D38770 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-02-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003757/http://www.churchnewssite.com/portal/?p=38770 |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}, para 20_line 1 and para 29.</ref>
[[File:Tomb of Father Agnelo,Pilar,goa.jpg|thumb|Tomb of Father Agnel]]

===The cause for his canonisation===
The process of canonization was begun by the Society with the permission of the Patriarch of Goa in 1947. The second process was presented to the Sacred Congregation of Rites on 5 October 1959. The [[Sacred Congregation of Rites]] approved the third process of "De non-cultu" on 27 May 1969.<ref name="test" /> De Souza was declared [[venerable]] by the Vatican on 10 November 1986.<ref>[http://indiancurrents.org.in/images/Archives/ic41.pdf "They too are on the Way...."]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''Indian Currents'', 06 – 12 October 2008, p. 41, retrieved 18-09-2009.</ref>

A '[[calendar of saints|feast day]]' is granted only to the beatified or canonized persons. As de Souza is not yet beatified or canonized like [[Joseph Vaz]] or [[Francis Xavier]], he does not have a feast day. De Souza was made a [[Venerable]] in 1986, and requires a first-class miracle to be beatified. The vice-postulator for his cause is Hilario Fernandes.

==Legacy==
Venerable Fr. Agnelo's day is celebrated on 20 November every year, with [[novena]]s beginning on 10 November. He is said to have wanted to die on this feast, and God granted his wish. A '[[calendar of saints|feast day]]' is granted only to the beatified or canonized persons.

The hymn ''Padr Agnel, amchea ixtta'' (Father Agnel, our friend) was written in his honor,<ref>[[Gaionancho Jhelo]], ank U-16, pan 239.(Konkani Book of Hymns named "Gaionancho Jhelo" Hymn no. U-16, page 239).</ref> besides ''Padr Agnelak, Altaracho Man'' and several others.

A road in [[Panaji]], [[Goa]] is named as Father Agnel Road.<ref>http://www.indiacom.com/goa/costa-dr-adelia_goa_goa_53624.html</ref> A road in Gogol, [[Margao]] is also named in his honour.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003757/http://www.churchnewssite.com/portal/?p=38770 A website with some more information. ]
*[http://fragnelpilar.in/], a website with a lot more information, and many important links.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090821101252/http://www.societyofpilar.org/The_Venerable_Fr_Agnelo.htm The Venerable Pilar Father - Fr. Agnelo de Souza] at the website [[Society of the Missionaries of St. Francis Xavier, Pilar]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070127225019/http://www.fragnelpilar.com/novena.htm Venerable Agnelo D'Souza], a dedicated website
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120425232722/http://fragnelpilar.in/programNovena_k.html], a dedicated webpage in Konkani

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