Cebu Santo Niño

Aside from its beaches and Sinulog festival Cebu is also famous for Basilica Minor del Santo Niño Church that was built by Miguel Lopez de Lagaspi and Father Andres Urdanete on the site where the image of Santo Niño was found in 1565. On May 1965, the church was conferred the title of Basilica Minor del Santo Niño by Cardinal Antonuitte, Papal Legate. Today, the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño is an important historical and religious landmark in Cebu , with devotees forming long queues to pay their respects to the Holy Child.

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Paoay Church

In the coastal town of Paoay , Ilocos Norte you will find one of the oldest churches in the Philippines, the St. Augustine Church, more popularly called Paoay Church. The Church was included in UNESCO’s World Heritage list. The Paoay Church is famous for its distinctive gothic, baroque and oriental architecture. It has thick walls that were built of coral stones and bricks and sealed by hard lime mortar which was made by mixing sand and lime with molasses boiled with mango leaves, leather and rice straw for two nights.

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Basilica Minor

Basilica Minor of the Immaculate Conception Manila, also known as the Manila Cathedral. It is the only cathedral in the world that was built and renovated six times. It was made first with nipa and bamboos in 1581 but in 1582 was damaged by a typhoon and razed by fire in 1583. It was then fixed in 1592 which was made of stone but ruined in 1600 by an earthquake. After the remodeling the Cathedral was hit again by two strong earthquakes that toppled the bell tower and it remained tower less from 1880 until 1959. It was constructed again in 1870-1879. It was build with a center cross of the dome but was toppled into ruins by bombing. The cathedral was rebuilt in 1954 and was elevated into the rank of minor basilica in 1981 by Pope John Paul II.

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Weekend Snapshot #3

Church of God , Mother Church . It is located in Cleveland , Tennessee . It's my hubby's Church and I considered it mine too. This Church is only one block away from our place. The church and its community commit to exalt God, to evangelize the lost, to edify and to equip the church for ministry.

North Cleveland Church of God
Picture Taken: September 23, 2007 at 5:04 PM