By glitch, on April 9th, 2009
Visita Iglesia is a tradition I always observed during Lenten season, this is the 2nd year that I post here the churches I visited for Station of the Cross. I’ve been to other different churches in the past years since I started this devotion years ago. This year I visited churches near my place. Click image for a bigger view.
St. Joseph Church – The home of the world famous bamboo organ consists of 902 bamboos, wood and metal. St Joseph is also one of the oldest baroque style church in the Philippines, built in 1797-1819 and made of adobe stones. [...]
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By glitch, on March 27th, 2008
I was born and grew up in Manila and seldom made vacations during my younger years. A business managed by my father added to the reasons why, it was impossible for him to leave for a couple of days for a family vacation. As I grew up, I want to explore more the beautiful places in the Philippines. I’ve mentioned several times on this blog that I don’t want to be a tourist on my beloved country.
The Philippines is made up of 7,107 islands covering a land area of 115,739 sq. m. (299,764 sq. km.). Main island groups are Luzon, [...]
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By glitch, on March 21st, 2008
The church was built in 1606, it was made of bamboo, nipa and mulawen at first. The church was oftentimes damaged by eartquake. It was rebuilt again in 1810 and damaged again in 1945 during “World War II”. The image of Nuestra Senora De Guia was originally homed at Manila Cathedral and transferred here in 1918. The present church was built in 1947.
Her image is the oldest in the Philippines having been discovered on May 19, 1571 around the seashore which is now the site of the Ermita Church by soldiers of Miguel Lopez de Legaspi after he took [...]
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By glitch, on March 21st, 2008
San Agustin Church originally known as Iglesia de San Pablo, founded in 1571 is the oldest stone church in the Philippines (built in 1586). It has withstood many earthquakes from 1645 up to the present and survived the British Invasion in 1762, the Spanish-American War in 1898 and the Japanese Invasion in 1942. In this church – the ashes of early Spanish Conquistadores Miguel Lopez de Legaspi, Salcedo, Lavezares and Blessed Pedro de Zuniga and others now rest in the easternmost chapel of the transept.
It was also declared by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) as a World [...]
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By glitch, on March 21st, 2008
From Sta. Cruz Church, take a jeepney ride heading to Pier. You can see from your left the Manila Cathedral. Actually, I’m happy that I finally saw the Cathedral with my own eyes on my first visit. Manila Cathedral is the fourth church on my Visita Iglesia list.
Upon seeing the official website of Manila Cathedral, I learned that I haven’t explore some parts of the cathedral. I didn’t saw the Chapels of St. Joseph, San Lorenzo Ruiz, Sacred Heart, Blessed Sacrament, St. Pius X, Ina Poon Bato, Sta. Potenciana, Sto. Nino, St. Jude, St. Peter and many more. I’m looking [...]
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