Father Silvio Pasquali was born on 5^th April, 1864 in the diocese of Cremona, Italy to the pious parents Mother Teresa Rescaglio and Father Paulo Pasquali. At the age of 12, he joined the seminary and throughout his seminary course he distinguished himself in his piety and in his studies. Professor of the Canon Law of St. Calocero seminary wrote this beautiful testimony about young Silvio, the seminarian: “I cannot fail to remember in these pages of history of the Seminary the sweet person of the former beloved disciple, the model altar boy Silvio Pasquali”. On 17^th December 1887,  Silvio Pasquali was ordained by Monsignor Geremia Bonomelli.

After nine years of his fruitful ministry in the diocese of Cremona, Father. Silvio Pasquali resolved to fulfill his long cherished desire of becoming a Missionary. Therefore a strongly determined Father Pasquali convinced his Bishop and joined the Institute of PIME – (Pontifical Institute of Foreign Missions) on 17^th August 1896 at Milan. The formation of the Institute made him essentially and exclusively a missionary – Missionary in the truest, highest and most complete sense of the word. One of the characteristics held most dear to our founder like his PIME confreres was that of Perseverance: “To die in the Missions”. As such he was able to say in his farewell address to his confreres, kith and kin: “We shall meet again in Paradise”.