Basilica Del Sto. Niño, Cebu City, Philippines
Basilica Del Sto. Niño or Sto. Niño Cathedral is one of the old churches in Cebu City and in the Philippines as whole. I used to visit this Cathedral almost everyday before going to the bank where I worked which is just around 100 meters away from this place. The Basilica of Santo Niño or Basilica del Santo Niño is a 16th century church in Cebu City in the Philippines. It was built on the exact spot where the image of the Santo Niño, a sculpture depicting the Holy Child Jesus was founded by Spanish explorers in 1565 preserved in a burned wooden box which was left behind during the 1521 Magellan expedition.
Here is a picture I took last January 2010 during my vacation in the Philippines.
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April 21st, 2010 at 10:33 pm
It has lovely architecture. I wonder what religion would be like in the if not for the missions or if there any indigenous way of worship which has survived.
April 21st, 2010 at 10:56 pm
Interesting history and site the church is build on. thanks for sharing — the site is back to the 1500's when was the church built? Love the colorful flags and the relief work on the outside of the church building.
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Joanny
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April 21st, 2010 at 11:33 pm
We like to visit beautiful churches when we travel too. Happy Wordless Wednesday.
It's my first WW. I hope you'll stop by for a visit. 🙂
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April 22nd, 2010 at 3:24 am
A grand looking church indeed.
April 23rd, 2010 at 2:45 am
Yes, the Basilica del Sto. Nino is really, and it is said that the sculpture is supposedly holy because it survived fire… Well, have you ever heard of vacation-cebu.com???