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Quiapo is a district of the city of Manila, in the National Capital Region of the Philippines.Known as the “Old Downtown of Manila", the district’s most famous landmark is Quiapo Church, a minor basilica enshrining Asia's most sacred Black Nazarene image, which has been processed every January in the historic district, attracting millions of devotees from all over the country and region.
History. The San Sebastian Basilica under construction in 1890. The basilica, circa pre-1900. In 1621, Bernardino Castillo, a generous patron and a devotee of the 3rd-century Roman martyr Saint Sebastian, donated the land upon which the church stands. The original structure, made of wood, burned in 1651 during a Chinese Filipino uprising.
Contents. Quiapo Church. The Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno (Black Nazarene), [b] popularly known as Quiapo Church [c] and canonically as the Saint John the Baptist Parish, [d] is a prominent basilica and national shrine in the district of Quiapo in the city of Manila, Philippines. It is the home of the Black Nazarene, a ...
The Black Nazarene ( Spanish: El Nazareno Negro; Filipino: Poóng Itím na Nazareno[ 1]) is a life-sized dark statue of Jesus Christ carrying the True Cross. The venerated image is enshrined in the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo, Manila, Philippines. [ 2]
San Agustin Church after the 1880 earthquake. San Agustin Church is located in General Luna St, Manila, Metro Manila. The present structure is actually the third Augustinian church erected on the site. [6] The first San Agustin Church was the first religious structure constructed by the Spaniards on the island of Luzon. [7]
San Miguel Church was first built in stone in 1603 by the Jesuits in Paco, Manila (formerly known as Dilao). In the 17th and early 18th centuries, there was an increase in the number of Japanese expatriates in that area, where they established a community. [5] In 1611, the Jesuits and Filipino Catholics accommodated the Japanese Christians who ...
Masjid Al-Dahab. / 14.595694°N 120.985139°E / 14.595694; 120.985139. Masjid Al-Dahab (or the Manila Golden Mosque and Cultural Center; Filipino: Gintong Masjid) is situated in the predominantly Muslim section of the Quiapo district in Manila, Philippines, and is considered the largest mosque in Metro Manila .
Quezon Boulevard and Hidalgo Street, Quiapo. Manila, Philippines. Coordinates: 14°35′53″N 120°59′01″E. / 14.59806°N 120.98361°E / 14.59806; 120.98361. Plaza Miranda is a public square bounded by Quezon Boulevard, Hidalgo Street and Evangelista Street in Quiapo, Manila. It is the plaza which fronts the Minor Basilica and ...