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Explore iconic landmarks in Cebu City, such as Magellan's Cross and the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño, while enjoying world-class diving around Mactan Island. Celebrate the vibrant Sinulog ...
The Santo Niño, the religious foundation for the Sinulog festivities, was presented as a baptismal gift by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan to Queen Juana of Cebu in 1521. More than 450 ...
It is the object of veneration every third Sunday of January in Cebu City ... church where the Santo Niño was enshrined was raised to the level of Minor Basilica of Sto. Nino.
The prayer walk, which started at the Fuente Osmeña Circle at 4 a.m. ended at the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebu in downtown Cebu City about an hour later. The flower-decked carroza ...
Filipino Catholics on Long Island and in New York City are gearing up for their 35th annual celebration of one of the most important religious observances in their homeland — the Feast of Santo ...
(WOWT) - Members of Omaha’s Filipino community came together Sunday to celebrate the Santo Niño De Cebú ... The first celebration originated in Cebu City over 500 years ago.
Some 3.2 million people attended the start of this year's celebration of the feast of the Santo Nino or Child Jesus in Cebu City in the central Philippines. Archbishop Jose Palma of Cebu said the ...
The Santo Nino de Cebu celebration, begun in Livingston 24 years, will start with Mass at 11 a.m. at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church in Livingston on Sunday, Jan. 15. After that, there will be a ...
The dark wooden statue of the Santo Niño, about 12 inches tall, was produced by Flemish artisans, based on the historical account of St. Teresa of Avila, Spain.
Based on the above and other contemporary documents, we all know the story of the Santo Niño de Cebu. Is the image venerated in Cebu today really the same one presented by Magellan in 1521 as a ...