Our Lady of Fatima Minor Seminary

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'''Our Lady of Fatima Minor Seminary''' ('''SENOFA'''; {{langx|pt|Seminário Menor de Nossa Senhora de Fátima}}) is a [[Roman Catholic]] [[minor seminary]] located in [[Dili]], [[Timor-Leste]]. Established in 1936, it is the country's oldest Roman Catholic seminary. Originally located in [[Soibada]], [[Manatuto Municipality|Manatuto]], it moved in 1951 to [[Dare, Vera Cruz|Dare]], on the outskirts of Dili. The seminary was [[Canon law of the Catholic Church|canonically]] registered by the [[Holy See]] in 1954. In 1958, the [[Jesuits]] took over administration of the seminary. The seminary closed after the 1975 [[Indonesian invasion of East Timor]], reopening three years later in 1978.

'''Our Lady of Fatima Minor Seminary''' ('''SENOFA'''; [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: ''Seminário Menor de Nossa Senhora de Fátima'') is a [[Roman Catholic]] [[minor seminary]] located in [[Dili]], [[Timor-Leste]]. Established in 1936, it is the country's oldest Roman Catholic seminary. Originally located in [[Soibada]], [[Manatuto Municipality|Manatuto]], it moved in 1951 to [[Dare, Vera Cruz|Dare]], on the outskirts of Dili. The seminary was [[Canon law of the Catholic Church|canonically]] registered by the [[Holy See]] in 1954. In 1958, the [[Jesuits]] took over administration of the seminary. The seminary closed after the 1975 [[Indonesian invasion of East Timor]], reopening three years later in 1978.


== History==
== History==
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