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Filipino Catholics mark country's first-ever baptism


Filipino Catholics mark country s first-ever baptism
Cebu Archdiocese celebrates 500th anniversary of Christianity by re-enacting Spanish baptism of local chieftains
A priest re-enacts the baptism of Cebu chieftain Datu Humabon and Queen Juana during a special 500th anniversary event in Cebu City on April 14. (Photo: Cebu Archdiocese)
Cebu Archdiocese has continued its commemoration of 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines with a re-enactment of the first-ever baptism in the Catholic-majority country.
The April 14 re-enactment took place at the Basilica del Santo Nino in Cebu City, which is believed to be the spot where Spanish missionaries gave an image of the Child Jesus (Santo Nino) to the wife of the island’s local chieftain. ....

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Celebrating 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines


Celebrating 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines
Celebrating 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines
A woman prays during Ash Wednesday Mass at the National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help in Manila, Philippines, Feb. 26, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. As the pandemic roars on, church organizers continue with commemorations marking the 500th year of Christianity in the Philippines. (CNS photo/Eloisa Lopez, Reuters)
By: Simone Orendain
Date: April 7, 2021
As the pandemic roars on in the Philippines and the world, church organizers continue with commemorations marking the 500th year of Christianity in the Southeast Asian country.
“It caught us by surprise, really,” said Mark Purugganan, a liturgist at Parish of the Holy Sacrifice in Quezon City just north of the capital Manila. “We already had … started in November 2019 … 500 Holy Hours leading up to March 31. This is the anniversary of the first Easter Mass ce ....

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