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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.
The image of the Santo Niño is the oldest surviving Catholic relic in the Philippines, along with the Magellan's Cross. [19] 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 The church was originally made of bamboo and mangrove palm and is to be the oldest church in the Philippines. The church ...
The Basílica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebu Basilica Complex is located in a city block bordered by Osmeña Boulevard, D. Jakosalem St, P. Burgos St. and the Plaza Sugbo where the Magellan's Cross is located. The main entrance is on Osmeña Boulevard.
Basilica del Santo Niño and Convent Pavilion of Magellan's Cross Cebu City: 18th century: Formally called the Basilica Minore del Señor Santo Niño, it is a Spanish colonial-era baroque church which houses the Sto. Niño de Cebu and Ecce Homo, two of the oldest Christian artifacts in the country.
Mactan Shrine, also known as Liberty Shrine or Lapulapu Monument, is a memorial park on the island of Mactan in Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines.It hosts two monuments, namely the Magellan Monument, which is dedicated to Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and the Lapu Lapu Monument, a bronze statue which commemorates Lapu Lapu, a native leader who defeated Spanish soldiers led by Magellan in ...
A replica of the ship Ferdinand Magellan sailed in his attempt to circumnavigate the globe is in Charleston this week. Tours of the Nao Trindad, a three-mast, 93-foot-long vessel, are available ...
Magellan's Cross is a Christian cross planted by Portuguese and Spanish explorers as ordered by Ferdinand Magellan upon arriving in Cebu in the Philippines on (depending on source) 15 March 1521. [67] [68] [69] The Santo Niño de Cebú, one of the oldest Christian relics in the Philippines.
There will be a brief welcoming ceremony at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 5 p.m. at 102 Pope's Island, New Bedford. The ship will be open for tours from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 11-15.