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Our Core Values

Value Self & Others
Passion for Justice
Being Creative
Empowerment of Others

Welcome to Girijana Seva Sangham

MONTFORT BROTHERS OF ST.GABRIEL,CENTRAL INDIA, entered in the tribal belt of Seetampetta Mandal, Srikakulam Dt of Andhra in India in 1983 under the leadership of Br.M.K.Mathew and Sebastian Kurvanmakkal. They chose Manapuram village as their place of residence. At that time there was 60 families in Manapuram all belonging to Savara tribe. Later on many Brothers joined them namely C.D.Varghese,Chinnappa Reddy,Monson Kuriakose,Benny,Pius,Bala Basker,Hruday Kumar,Ravi Kumar, K.K.Thomas,Anthony Reddy, Bala Showry.

Our Founder

From the beginning of his priestly ministry in December 1700, Louis-Marie envisioned a Congregation ready to go anywhere to teach catechism to the peasants, the poor, and the children. During his 15 years of missionary life, Montfort had priest collaborators like Mr. Bastière or Gabriel Ollivier who accompanied him for several years, but were not so steady. Around 1712, in La Rochelle, he wrote a Rule for the Missionary Priests of the Company of Mary, a rule where teaching of catechism to the children has an important place. It was not until February 1715 that this Company had the first priest: Adrien Vatel (1680-1748), a young Norman priest, a former student of the Seminary of the Holy Spirit of St. Claude Poullart des Places, but he did not commit himself with vows until 1722. In September 1715, a young priest of the diocese of La Rochelle, René Mulot (1683-1749), despite his poor health, agreed to join the Father of Montfort. He became the 1st Superior General of the Company of Mary in 1722.