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Magellan's Cross Pavilion is a stone kiosk in Cebu City, Philippines.The structure is situated on Plaza Sugbo beside the Basilica del Santo Niño. [1] It houses a Christian cross that was planted by explorers of the Spanish expedition of the first circumnavigation of the world, led by Ferdinand Magellan, upon arriving in Cebu in the Philippines on April 21, 1521.
Magellan's Cross chapel and historical marker in Cebu City, Cebu. This list of historical markers installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in Central Visayas (Region VII) is an annotated list of people, places, or events in the region that have been commemorated by cast-iron plaques issued by the said commission.
The Catholic Church in the Philippines opposes the practice of crucifixion and self-flagellation. The bishops see the practices as spiritual vanity , with the Archbishop of Lingayen–Dagupan , Socrates Villegas , encouraging the public in 2014 to show more "love for others" instead of exhibiting "extreme forms" of sacrifice.
The Archdiocese of Cebu (more formally the Archdiocese of the Most Holy Name of Jesus in Cebu; Latin: Archidioecesis Nominis Iesu o Caebuana; Filipino: Arkidiyosesis ng Cebu; Cebuano: Arkidiyosesis sa Labing Balaan nga Ngalan ni Hesus sa Sugbo; Spanish: Arquidiocesis del Santisimo Nombre de Jesus de Cebu) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines and one of the ...
The Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral is the ecclesiastical seat of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cebu in Cebu City, Philippines. [2] The church is dedicated to Mary, under her title, Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception and to Saint Vitalis of Milan. Cebu was established as a diocese on August 14, 1595.
The image of the Santo Niño is the oldest surviving Catholic relic in the Philippines, along with Magellan's Cross. [18] A church to house Santo Niño was built on the spot where the image was found by Juan Camus. The church was originally made of bamboo and nipa palm, and is thought to be the oldest in the Philippines. The structure was ...
2016 International Eucharistic Congress was the 51st edition of the International Eucharistic Congress (IEC) which took place from January 24–31, 2016 in Cebu City, Philippines. A convention center, the International Eucharistic Congress Pavilion , was constructed for this occasion.
Boljoon Church: Boljoon, Cebu: 1783 In 2006, the church was one of 5 churches collectively included in the Baroque Churches of the Philippines (Extension), a tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site. [10] Tumauini Church: Tumauini, Isabela: 1783 The church uses an ultra-Baroque style. It uses baked clay both for wall finishes and ornamentation. [23]