{"id":10403,"date":"2019-07-17T05:28:14","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T05:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/?p=10403"},"modified":"2019-10-14T02:56:04","modified_gmt":"2019-10-14T02:56:04","slug":"fun-facts-basilica-minore-del-sto-nino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/fun-facts-basilica-minore-del-sto-nino\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun Facts: Basilica Minore del Sto. Ni\u00f1o"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A visit in Cebu won\u2019t be complete without visiting the\ncountry\u2019s oldest Roman Catholic Church \u2013 Basilica\nMinore del Sto. Ni<\/strong>\u00f1o. <\/strong>It is a homegrown site of\ndevotion for many Cebuanos and Filipinos alike which stood to many hardship \u2013\ndestroyed by fire twice (1602 and 1735) and damaged by earthquake (2013). But\naside from the annual Sinulog celebration and the veneration to the miraculous\nimage of infant Jesus, what you do know about Basilica\nMinore del Sto. Ni\u00f1o?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some fun facts that you\nprobably don\u2019t know about <\/strong>Basilica\nMinore del Sto. Ni<\/strong>\u00f1o:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. It was formerly known as San Agustin Church.<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    Photo by Christine Rabor<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    On April 28, 1565, the convent and church of Sto. Ni\u00f1o de Cebu\nwas founded by Father Andres de Urdaneta. It was the same day when the\nLegazpi-Urdaneta expedition arrived in the island of Cebu. A place was allotted\nfor the church and convent of San Agustin \u201cwhere the image of Sto. Ni\u00f1o image\nhad been found\u201d; hence, the building of structure made of hard wood, mud, and\nnipa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Photo by Bernadette Bontia <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    • The \u201cfinding\u201d (Kaplag) of the <\/strong>statuette of the\nSanto Ni\u00f1o by Juan Camus fired the Augustinians\u2019 hope and courage in their\nmission of Christianizing the Filipinos.<\/strong><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Father Urdaneta was commissioned by the Royal order of Spain\u2019s King Philip\nII to launch and direct the expedition to the Philippines. After two months of\nexpedition, the fleet set sail from Bohol to Cebu where the old kingdom of\nHumabon is now in the realm of Rajah Tupas. However, after what happened in the\nbattle of Mactan, Tupas was skeptical of the Spaniards\u2019 porestations of\nfriendship and their peace offerings hence he ordered the townspeople to\nevacuate and summoned their allies. Though no battle was ensued Legazpi ordered\nthe ships\u2019 artillery to fire on April 28. The natives fled to the mountains so\nwhen they landed they found an empty burned town. A sailor of the fleet, Juan Camus, found the image which was presented\nby Magellan to the Queen of Cebu. <\/strong>This then fired the Augustinians\u2019 hope\nand courage in their mission of Christianizing the Filipinos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      • Santo Ni\u00f1o was\nsupposed to be made of bricks.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        After the fire in 1602 and the destruction of\nthe roofing and fa\u00e7ade of the church in 1729, Fr. Jose Bosqued considered\nbuilding a much stronger church. After gaining funds and labor support, the\nconstruction began in 1730. However, they noticed that the humid weather of\nCebu is not suitable for a brick-church as they start to deteriorate\nimmediately. The project was then demolished and was replaced with stones. They\nthen began gathering stone supplies from Carcar and quarry in Mactan Island, Capiz,\nand Panay which then became the foundations of the\nchurch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        • President Ferdinand\nMarcos declared the Sto. Ni\u00f1o Basilica as a National Shrine.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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          Photo by Wynn Loner Uy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

          After its construction, Cardinal Hildebrando Antoniutti, Papal\nLegate to the Philippines, conferred upon the church the title \u201cBasilica Minore\u201d (The Minor\nBasilica of the Holy Child) \u2013 <\/strong>a special privilege\ngranted to the Augutinian Order by Pope Paul VI. Moreover, the Holy See also\ncalls the church as the temple, the \u201cMother\nand Head of all Churches in the Philippines\u201d. <\/strong>Seeing its historical\nsignificance, the former President Ferdinand Marcos also declared Basilica\nMinore del Sto. Ni\u00f1o as National Shrine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          From what stood as\na burnt hut back then, the Basilica Minore del Sto. Ni\u00f1o continuous to evolve with its\ndevotees. It is currently located in the heart of Cebu City\nbordered by Osme\u00f1a Boulevard, D. Jakosalem Street, P. Burgos Street, and Plaza\nSugbo \u2013 where the historic Magellan\u2019s Cross can be found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          Screenshot from santoninodecebubasilica.org<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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          Basilica Minore Del Santo Ni\u00f1o de Cebu Mass and Services Schedule (as of July 2019)

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          A visit in Cebu won\u2019t be complete without visiting the country\u2019s oldest Roman Catholic Church \u2013 Basilica Minore del Sto. Ni\u00f1o. It is a homegrown site of devotion for many Cebuanos and Filipinos alike which stood to many hardship \u2013 destroyed by fire twice (1602 and 1735) and damaged by earthquake (2013). But aside from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":10484,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[2174,2175,2173],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nFun Facts: Basilica Minore del Sto. Ni\u00f1o | Cebu Philippines Ultimate Travel & Food Guide Fun Facts: Basilica Minore del Sto. Ni\u00f1o<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A visit in Cebu's homegrown site of devotion won\u2019t be complete without visiting the country\u2019s oldest Roman Catholic Church \u2013 Basilica Minore del Sto. 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