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This is a list of Filipino saints, beati, venerables, and Servants of God by the Catholic Church. The majority of these men and women of religious life were born, died, or lived within the Philippines. Ferdinand Magellan's expedition of 1521 to the islands included Catholic priests and missionaries among the crew.
In honor of Saint Anne, the church is known as a feminist church because of its two rows of sixteen female saints on both sides of the altar. [ 3 ] Molo Church was visited by Dr. Jose Rizal on August 4, 1886, because of its biblical paintings, which can no longer be seen in the church.
It is often dressed in both a manto and a stylized tapis, the indigenous wraparound skirt of Filipino women. Among her regalia are a sceptre , a parure of jewels offered by Archbishop of Manila Cardinal Rufino J. Santos in 1960, [ 2 ] and a gold crown bestowed by Pope Paul VI during his visit to Manila Cathedral on 16 May 1971.
The santero culture in the Philippines is widely prevalent among Filipino Catholics, having been influenced by centuries of Spain colonial rule and various forms of folk Catholicism. The earliest recorded vested santo in the Philippines is the Santo Niño de Cebu, a baptismal gift given by Ferdinand Magellan to Rajah Humabon's consort in 1521.
The revered image of its patron was made in Valencia, Spain in 1713 and arrived in the Philippines in 1717. The church houses two National Cultural Treasures declared by the National Museum of the Philippines : the Santa Ana Site Museum located in the convent patio and the Camarín de la Virgen (or the Dressing Room of the Virgin).
Ignacia del Espíritu Santo luco, also known as "Mother Ignacia" (February 1, 1663 – September 10, 1748) was a Filipino religious sister of the Catholic Church.She was known for her acts of piety and religious poverty and founded the Congregation of the Sisters of the Religious of the Virgin Mary, the first native Filipino female congregation with approved pontifical status in what is now ...
Our Lady of Manaoag (formal title: Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary of Manaoag; Spanish: Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario de Manaoag) is a Roman Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary venerated in Manaoag, Pangasinan, the Philippines.
Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje; Filipino: Mahal na Birhen ng Kapayapaan at Mabuting Paglalakbay), [citation needed] also known as Our Lady of Antipolo and the Virgin of Antipolo (Filipino: Virgen ng Antipolo), is a seventeenth-century Roman Catholic wooden image of the Blessed Virgin Mary as venerated in the Philippines.