Old, Historic Churches

HabagatCentral.com, a leading Pinoy Blog, has recorded some of the damage that occurred during the recent earthquake that devastated Bohol and Cebu. This is important work for future generations. They did good!

Cathedral of Sto Nino in Cebu City. photo by Mic Caldo

Cathedral of Sto Nino in Cebu City. photo by Mic Caldo

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We are experimenting with different ways of presenting our church visits to you. This is the latest method. Please take a few minutes to view the presentation and then let us know what you think. Should we make more presentations like this or should we stick to the good old way of doing things? It’s up to you, so please let us know your thoughts. Thanks!

 

 

Birhen Sa Barangay,  Church of Santo Niño de Arevalo, Villa de Arevalo, Iloilo

Birhen Sa Barangay,
Church of Santo Niño de Arevalo, Villa de Arevalo, Iloilo

One of the most beautiful images of the “Birhen Sa Barangay” is the statue we encountered at the Church of Santo Niño de Arevalo in nearby Villa de Arevalo, only minutes from our home base.

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This is our first Filipino Church since our return from our Hong Kong, Kowloon and Macau Wanderings. We are excited because it is an important church being the home of the third oldest statue of Santo Niño in the country. This is the Church of Santo Niño de Arevalo in Villa, Iloilo. We hope you enjoy your visit.

The Santo Niño de Arevallo Statue

The Santo Niño de Arevallo Statue

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In doing some research for another projected church visit, we accidentally came upon some more photos of the ‘Old Oton’ Church both before and after the Lady CayCay disaster of January 1948 along with some newspaper reports of the event.

At the same time, I was in touch with local Town Councillor Juan Miguel (Migs) Flores who has a large collection is historical photos on Oton in particular and Iloilo in general.

We’ve agreed that he will allow me to view his collection, and I am hoping the he’ll also allow me to publish some more of those photos here. More on this later.

Church of the Immaculate Conception, Oton

Church of the Immaculate Conception, Oton

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To follow up our series on the 6 most popular churches based on the number of your visits to the site, we decided to take a look at the most popular downloaded photos, while we were at. Oddly, it doesn’t necessarily coincide with the churches visited. Interesting!

Hope you enjoy these photos!

To view the top 10 downloaded photos please click on the photo below:

St Joseph, Patron Saint of Canada.

St Joseph, Patron Saint of Canada.