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Order of the Minor Capuchin (OFM)

The Congregation of the Missionary Brothers of St. Francis of Assisi (CMSF) is an international Society of Religious Brothers founded in 1901 in India by Very Rev. Bro. Paulus Moritz of Germany. The Congregation has Pioneering Missionary Work as its basic Charism; for the attainment of which it undertakes educational, social, technical etc. modalities in India and abroad. It has 4 Provinces in India, of which St. Thomas province with it headquarter in Thiruvananthapuram, is one.

                                  Founder       : V. Rev. Bro. Paulus Moritz CMSF
                                  Foundation   : 1901