Fr. Victor Croos OMI has passed away yesterday (04th. 07.2013) He hailed From a very well-known family in Vankalai in Mannar district. His Father was a very popular postmaster of Nanadaan and well-known musician in the district. One of his younger brothers is also Priest Fr. Xavier Croos serving in the diocese of Mannar. Most of his time as priest he had been in the field of Formation of Priest and Religious. He also worked as a formator in south Africa. To his credit most of the bishops in Sri Lanka are his old students. He was a very human and humorous person, a person who was a very easy to live with. He has been ailing for the last 10 years. He passed away last Thursday and his funeral will be notified later. May he rest in peace.
Fr. Victor Croos OMI has passed away
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Father singare was born on 2nd July 1920 at madhalegal. He was from the perishop Saint Thomas madhale in the dioces of jaffna. His parents were bastyam pillai Singh rare and rosama Sandhya pillai he was the elders in the family among four siblings to boys and two girls he had his primary education at Saint Thomas school at madhaghal and his secondary education both at Saint Patrick's college from 1934 to 1936 and at Saint Henry's college atullai from 1970 to 1940 his family was very religious in nature and all his brothers and sisters were strictly formed by the apparents to be pious and will disciplined.
Marudhasan Bose desirers of dedicating his whole life to serve God and his people by becoming an oblite religious priest from his early age he was attack by father is Peter or your mind the recommending oblite and by father beard who was the Paris priest.