PARADISE, THE PHILIPPINES - [ S1- EP 1] - Santo Niño de Cebú

In this episode, we are going to visit the Santo Niño de Cebú Church. The Señor Santo Niño de Cebu is a Catholic title of the Child Jesus associated with a religious image of the Christ Child[1] widely venerated as miraculous by Filipino Catholics. It is the oldest Christian artifact in the Philippines, originally a gift from the Conquistador Ferdinand Magellan to Rajah Humabon (baptized as Carlos) and his wife and chief consort, Hara Humamay (baptized as Juana) on account of their Christian baptism in 1521. The image is the only canonically crowned image of Jesus Christ in the Philippines.
The Basílica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebú, alternatively known as the Minor Basilica of the Holy Child and simply the Santo Niño Basilica, is a minor basilica in Cebu City in the Philippines that was founded in 1565 by Fray Andrés de Urdaneta and Fray Diego de Herrera. It is the oldest Roman Catholic church in the country, allegedly built on the spot where the image of the Santo Niño de Cebú was found during the expedition of Miguel López de Legazpi.
The image of the Santo Niño is the oldest surviving Catholic relic in the Philippines, along with the Magellan's Cross. A church to house Santo Niño was built on the spot where the image was found by Juan Camus. The church was originally made of bamboo and mangrove palm and is to be the oldest church in the Philippines. The church structure was destroyed several times over and was finally rebuilt with a permanent structure made from coral stone much later. The coral stone church structure is the Basilica that we see today.
I hope you enjoy this historical tour in Cebu City with me.
Have fun and Lets go.

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Superb

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Very old church. It is a very historic church.

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Very glorious church.full of history. ❤❤❤

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Cebu city is very historic city in the Philippines, no wonder why oldest church is in Cebu. Good video. Thank you.

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thanks for sharing. I always wanted to see this historic place. ❤❤

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i can not wait to see the magellan cross in the next episode .

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very old church

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Cebu is the first capital of the Philippines.

[@RationalityPersonality-w7v]

Thanks for the EXCELLENT video! You have inspired me to visit this amazing place when we visit Cebu later this year! Much appreciated!

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A church full of glorious history. Viva santa ninio.