Basilica Sign
by Adrian Evans
Title
Basilica Sign
Artist
Adrian Evans
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The Basilica Minore Del Santo Nino is the country's oldest Roman Catholic Church , built in 1565 by Miguel Lopez de Legazpi as the San Augustin Church.
It was made of hard wood, mud and nipa
Destroyed by fire it was rebuilt twice in 1602 and in 1735. Between 1735 and 1737 by the orders of Cebu Governor Fernando Valdes Y Tamon. it was constructed out of hard stone materials a conversion ordered by the Pope.
Now the Church is known as the Basilica of Santo Nino by the Pope in 1965 in recognition of its importance and that of Cebu City as the cradle of Christianity in the East.
The Basilica Menore del Santo Nino receives thousands of visitors every day.
They all pray before the miraculous figure of the Infant Jesus.
Cebu, Philippines
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February 16th, 2015
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