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Nandkumar Kamat wrote in "Glimpses", Navhind Times, as one could see in Joel
D'Souza's Goa Newsclips of 29th May, 2006: «Abbe de Faria - father of
Hypnotism
Sometime during 16th century, the family of Antu Sinai of the scenic and
historic village of Colvale converted to Christianity. They took the name of
Faria. A grand house and a chapel existed at Colvale in Faria's ancestral
property. With time, both crumbled to dust. In 1754 Cajetan Vitorino de
Faria, who had taken the vows of priesthood, after completing his
theological education, left the religious duties, married Rosemary, daughter
of landlord in Candolim, and became their son-in-law. Strange twists and
turns took place in the lives of Cajetan and Rosemary. They separated after
the birth of Jose Custodio on May 30, 1756. Cajetan became a priest again.
Rosemary became a nun».
There is a correction to be made to the above: Caetano Vitorino de Faria did
not leave priesthood and marry Rosa Maria de Sousa. He was ordained a priest
after his separation from his wife. This is what one can read in J. Clement
Vaz's "Profiles of Eminent Goans - Past and Present" about Jose Custodio de
Faria AKA Abade Faria: «He was the son of Caetano Vitorino de Faria and Rosa
Maria de Sousa. Before his marriage Vitorino had aspired to become a priest
and even completed his studies at the Seminary. Some time after Jose
Custodio was born to the couple, they mutually agreed to live separately, he
as a priest and she joining the nunery of St. Monica in Goa where she
eventually rose to be the prioress».
The statue of the Abbe in the act of hypnotising, which stands near the old
Secretariat building in Panjim, is the motif of a commemorative postcard
which the Portuguese public-equity corporation "CTT Correios de Portugal"
will put into circulation as from the 31st of this month to mark the 250th
birth anniversary of the Abbe.
Jorge
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