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From a humble mission in Hebbagodi to a trusted institution shaping generations with values, knowledge, and excellence.
In the 1960s, the Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales (MSFS) Fathers, with a vision to extend their presence and service in Bangalore, established their mission in Hebbagodi — then a remote village far from the city. Their purpose was not merely to build institutions but to uplift the local community through faith, education, healthcare, and social service.
Guided by this service-oriented mission, the MSFS Fathers acquired nearly 40 acres of land and initiated agricultural cultivation to support their developmental initiatives. Leading this effort was Fr. Panjakil, who painstakingly constructed a modest five-room farmhouse, which he named Mermier Farm in honour of the founder of the MSFS congregation. This marked the foundation of what later came to be known as Mermier Nagar.
Recognizing the urgent need for education in the region, Fr. Mullakkara envisioned a school that would serve the local community. This vision became a reality in 1982, when SFS English Medium School was established at Mermier Nagar with only a handful of students — a small beginning that would grow into a great institution.
Initially, the school received permission to operate only up to Primary Level (Classes I–VII). In 1988, a dedicated school building was constructed to support its growing student community. On 19th June 1988, the new campus was officially inaugurated and blessed by Rev. Fr. Mariadas, the then Provincial. Fr. Jolly Chackaleckal, serving as Regent, was appointed the first in-charge of the school.
Over the years, SFS English Medium School has emerged as one of the leading schools in Bangalore. Today, the institution serves over 2,000 students, from Pre-KG to Class 10. The school prides itself on its competent teaching faculty, well-stocked library, spacious classrooms, modern computer and science laboratories, a large playground, safe transport facilities, and the presence of an in-house nurse and counsellor — all contributing to a nurturing and holistic learning environment.
“You can catch more flies with a spoonful of honey than with a barrel of vinegar”
This school is dedicated to its heavenly patron St Francis de Sales (1567-1622). He was born on 21 August 1567 into a senatorial family in France where he was destined to work in government positions of authority. Instead, he felt called to become a priest in the Catholic Church. Within a few years of priestly ordination, Francis de Sales became the Bishop of Geneva, and became noted for his deep faith and his gentle approach to the Protestant Reformation at that time.
Through his missionary efforts, he won back hundreds of Protestant Christians to the Catholic fold. He authored two well-known theological classics: Introduction to the Devout Life and Treatise on the Love of God. As a Doctor of the Church, Francis de Sales is famous for his teachings on the Catholic doctrine. He is also known as the Gentleman Saint. He died on 28 December 1622, aged 55 years. He was canonized as a Saint in 1665.
The Missionaries of St Francis de Sales (MSFS), also known as the Fransalians, was founded in Annecy, France, on 24 October 1838, by Fr Mermier, under the patronage of St Francis de Sales. Fr Mermier’s idea was to bring about a spiritual renewal of his people by preaching parish missions. This special apostolate, in turn, gave rise to a community of preachers gathered around Fr Mermier.
The MSFS was founded in response to a desire of St Francis de Sales to found a society of missionary priests. Nearly two centuries after the Saint’s death, his successor in the See of Annecy broached the subject of such a society to Fr Mermier who had been considering the same idea.
Accordingly, Fr Mermier put the design into execution. In 1830, the institute was formed with La Feuillette as the site for the mother-house. It was blessed by the bishop in August 1837, and the congregation canonically instituted by him on 08 October 1838. Fr Mermier, the first superior general, offered himself and his companions to the Pope for foreign missions. In 1845, his offer was accepted by the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, and the first missionaries set out for India.
The first batch of the MSFS landed in Pondicherry in September 1845, and they reached Visakhapatnam on 19 February 1846.
The Fransalians went to England in 1861. Since 1903, the congregation has been obliged to leave Savoy for England, where the juvenate, the novitiate and the house of studies are successfully carried on.
The South-West India Province was established in 1991, bifurcating the Visakhapatnam Province. SFS Public School, Ettumanoor, is run by this Province [SWIP].
“Education of the heart is the heart of education.”
Fr Peter Marie Mermier, the founder of the Congregation of the Missionaries of St Francis de Sales, was born in Annecy, France, in 1790. He entered the seminary in Annecy, and was ordained priest in 1813. He died in 1862, and Pope John Paul II raised him to the status of Servant of God.
Fr Mermier was interested in starting a congregation for preaching missions abroad. With the support of a few fellow-priests, he founded the MSFS Congregation which received canonical approval in 1838. For Fr Mermier, the Salesian spirituality was all-embracing and pastorally effective. Mermier felt proud of his native saint, SFS. He wanted the members of his congregation to be contemplatives in action and mystics of God’s love.
The invitation of Pope Gregory XVI to extend missionary activities to the Church in Asia and Africa was the answer for Mermier’s prayer and longing. The congregation was invited to take up pastoral activities in the Apostolic Vicariate of Visakhapatnam in 1846. The MSFS today work in 26 countries, starting with India in 1845 and ending with Poland in 2003.
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