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The churches of 2014 & early 2015
The document provides a tour of various churches and temples visited in 2014 and 2015, highlighting their historical significance and architectural features. Notable sites include the UNESCO World Heritage sites such as the Ruins of St. Paul's Church in Macau and San Augustin Church in Manila, each with unique construction stories and cultural relevance. It includes information on lesser-known places like the Imus Cathedral and the A-Ma Temple, showcasing the diverse religious heritage across different locations.
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- 1. 20 March 2015Creative Commons License: Attribution, Non-Commercial, No-Derivatives, 4.0 International License 1 written & photographed by: fergus jm ducharme The Churches Visited in 2014 & 2015
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- 3. 20 March 2015Creative Commons License: Attribution, Non-Commercial, No-Derivatives, 4.0 International License 3 The first church in this report is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Macau. It is The Ruins of St Paul’s Church, better known as Mater Dei. It is a church built by the Jesuits in 1580. It actually has 3 names by which it is known: • St Paul’s Church, • Mater Dei (inscription over the main entry way), and • Our Lady of the Immaculate Comception. TheUNESCOWorldHeritageSite,MaterDei, Macau,China
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- 5. 20 March 2015Creative Commons License: Attribution, Non-Commercial, No-Derivatives, 4.0 International License 5 TheBuddhistA-MaTemple,Macau,China Our second Church, isn’t a Church at all, it is a Buddhist Temple. The A- Ma Temple originally opened to serve Chinese fishermen and sailors as early as 1488. The Prayer Hall was added in 1605 and other additions were also made in 1828. The A-Ma complex has not changed since then.
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- 7. 20 March 2015Creative Commons License: Attribution, Non-Commercial, No-Derivatives, 4.0 International License 7 The Church is the only Church in Asia and perhaps the world that is constructed entirely of steel. Belgian engineers supervised the assembly of the church, the first column of which was erected on September 11, 1890. The walls were filled with mixed sand, gravel and cement. ChurchofStSebastian,Quiapo,Manila.
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- 9. 20 March 2015Creative Commons License: Attribution, Non-Commercial, No-Derivatives, 4.0 International License 9 A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the original San Augustin Church in Manila was the first Church built in the region in approximately 1572. The present Church was built in 1607. On June 3, 1863, the strongest earthquake of the time, San Augustin Church was the only public building left undamaged in the city. There was widespread damage throughout the city. AUNESCOWorldHeritageSite, SanAugustinChurch,Manila
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- 11. 20 March 2015Creative Commons License: Attribution, Non-Commercial, No-Derivatives, 4.0 International License 11 The Franciscan Missionaries built the first church on the site in the early 1600’s, with bamboo for the frame and nipa as thatching. Saint Pedro Bautista, a Franciscan missionary and martyr, was one of the founders of the Quiapo Church and several other churches in what is now Metro Manila and Laguna. ChurchoftheBlackNazarene,Quiapo,Manila
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- 13. 20 March 2015Creative Commons License: Attribution, Non-Commercial, No-Derivatives, 4.0 International License 13 Construction of the first Santa Cruz Church was started in 1608 by the Jesuits and it was consecrated in June 1619, as the parish to serve the increasing migrants from China arriving in Manila, many of whom had decided to convert to Catholicism. The patron saint of the Church is Our Lady of the Pillar. The Jesuits enshrined the image of the Our Lady in 1643. NationalShrineofOurLadyofthePillar, SantaCruzChurch,SantaCruz,Manila
- 14. 20 March 2015Creative Commons License: Attribution, Non-Commercial, No-Derivatives, 4.0 International License 14 National Shrine of our Lady of the Pillar, the Santa Cruz Church, Manila St. James and his disciples adoring Our Lady of the Pillar, Francisco Goya (1746–1828)
- 15. 20 March 2015Creative Commons License: Attribution, Non-Commercial, No-Derivatives, 4.0 International License 15 Our Mother of Perpetual Help National Shrine, was initially dedicated to Saint Thérèse de Lisieux; a grotto statue of the saint on the shrine grounds honors this patronage. The National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, is in Parañaque. Manila. NationalShrineofOurMotherofPerpetualHelp Parañaque,Manila
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- 17. 20 March 2015Creative Commons License: Attribution, Non-Commercial, No-Derivatives, 4.0 International License 17 Father Diego Cera de la Virgen del Carmen, a native of Spain, travelled from Pampanga and arrived in town on the ‘second day of Christmas’ 1795 and set about preparing to build what would become the San José Church and the home of the world famous Bamboo Organ, which he also built. All this work actually started in 1797. ChurchofSanJosé,HomeoftheBambooOrgan LasPiñas,Manila
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- 19. 20 March 2015Creative Commons License: Attribution, Non-Commercial, No-Derivatives, 4.0 International License 19 The construction of what is today the Imus Cathedral was started in 1823 using forced labor. It was built of stone and bricks. Its façade was modelled after the fifth Manila Cathedral which had been designed by Fr. Juan de Uguccioni and which stood between 1760 to 1852, before being destroyed in one of the many earthquakes to hit the region. TheImusCathedral,Imus,Manila OurLadyofthePillarShrine
- 20. 20 March 2015Creative Commons License: Attribution, Non-Commercial, No-Derivatives, 4.0 International License 20 Our Lady of the Pillar Shrine in the Imus Cathedral
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- 47. 20 March 2015Creative Commons License: Attribution, Non-Commercial, No-Derivatives, 4.0 International License 47 Jomarie Acallar: navigator, facilitator, assistant discoverer & photographer we thank you for being with us today and our team members for their efforts in bringing you this story. [email protected] Roselyn J Parrenas: She Who Must be Obeyed Nilo Jimeno: pilot, facilitator & assistant discoverer Amy Bailo: driver