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Beginning with the Catholization of most of the Philippines in the 16th century, political power was shared by the Catholic Church and the Spanish civil authorities. The Filipino Jesuit historian Horacio de la Costa mentions that the rules governing the cooperation of the two entities was set in the Patronato Real de las Indias, a combination of law and jurisprudence that governed the delicate ...
Simbang Gabi originated in 1669 during the Spanish colonization of the Philippines, as a practical compromise for farmers who began working before sunrise.When the Christmas season would begin, it was customary to hold novenas in the evenings, which was more common in the rest of the Hispanic world, but the priests saw that the people would attend despite the day's fatigue.
Saint Rose of Lima Parish Church, also known as Santa Rosa de Lima Parish Church, is a Roman Catholic church in Santa Rosa, Laguna, Philippines. Established in 1792, it is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of San Pablo and is the second oldest named parish dedicated to Saint Rose of Lima in the Philippines.
Catholic ceremony in the Philippines, circa pre-1930. When the Spanish clergy were driven out in 1898, there were so few indigenous clergy that the Catholic Church in the Philippines was in imminent danger of complete ruin. Under American administration, the situation was saved and the proper training of Filipino clergy was undertaken. [9]
Parols and Christmas lights on display at night. The parol is regarded as one of the most iconic and important symbols of the Filipino Christmas season. [1] [2]In the Philippines, Christmas (Filipino: Pasko; ⓘ) [a] is a major annual celebration, as in most countries of the Christian world.
Catholic devotees were nailed to crosses in sweltering heat north of the Philippines capital Manila on Good Friday in a re-enactment of Jesus Christ's crucifixion. Around 20,000 Filipino and ...
During the revolutionary period, the church convent of Naic was used as the headquarters of Andres Bonifacio after the Tejeros Convention of March 22, 1897. The Naic conference was held at the church convent. It was in this conference that the old Tagalog letter of the flag was replaced by a "Sun of Liberty" with the symbolic eight rays. The ...
Dignitatis humanae [a] (Of the Dignity of the Human Person) is the Second Vatican Council's Declaration on Religious Freedom. [1] In the context of the council's stated intention "to develop the doctrine of recent popes on the inviolable rights of the human person and the constitutional order of society", Dignitatis humanae spells out the church's support for the protection of religious liberty.