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MANILA: Best of the Islands Philippines
Quezon City Religious Tourist Attractions
1. Santo Domingo Church
Location: Quezon Avenue, Quezon
City
Description: Originally located
in Intramuros and was built by the Dominicans in 1588. It was
then relocated in its present site after World War II. The church
is also home to the four-century-old image of the Nuestra Senora
del Santissimo Rosario or the Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary.
The image which is venerated in Santo Domingo Church is always
paraded in the leaborate October procession called "La Naval
de Manila" and has been gifted with fabulous gowns and jewels
because She is believed to have saved Manila from the Dutch Invasion
in the 17th Century, and to have protected the city ever since.
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METRO MANILA: Best of the Islands Philippines Quezon City Religious Tourist Attractions 1. Santo Domingo Church Location: Quezon Avenue, Quezon City Description: Originally located in Intramuros and was built by the Dominicans in 1588. It was then relocated in its present site after World War II. The church is also home to the four-century-old image of the Nuestra Senora del Santissimo Rosario or the Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary. The image which is venerated in Santo Domingo Church is always paraded in the leaborate October procession called "La Naval de Manila" and has been gifted with fabulous gowns and jewels because She is believed to have saved Manila from the Dutch Invasion in the 17th Century, and to have protected the city ever since. |
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Here, too, the wake of slain
opposition leader Ninoy Aquino, Jr. was held; and here, in a
Holy Mass on December 8, 1985, one million signatures petitioning
Cory Aquino to run for the presidency were presented during the
Offertory, the prelude to her announcement of her candidacy.
How to get there?: From Taft
Avenue or T.M. Kalaw Street, hail a PUJ bound for "Fairview"
or "Project 8". Get off right across the church.
Travel Time: Approximately 30
minutes.
2. Iglesia ni Kristo Church
Location: Commonwealth Avenue,
Quezon City
Description: A religious edifice
which is worth catching a glimpse because of its exceptionally
fascinating, fairy tale palace-like temple. Its architectural
desing, of Gothic concept merged with Moorish flair, brings about
an alluring Malayan-European combination that never fails to
attract on lookers.
How to get there?: From Taft
Avenue or T.M. Kalaw Street, hail a PUJ bound for "Fairview".
Get off right in front of the church.
Travel Time: Approximately 1
hour and 15 minutes.
3. San Pedro Bautista Church
Location: San Francisco del Monte,
Quezon City
Description: the church of San
Francisco del Monte, one of the oldest in the Philippines and
evidently one of the main attractions of the place, is of Romanesque
interior characterize by mixed architecture as depicted in its
Corinthian and Ionic pillars. It is the place wherein the bones
of San Pedro Bautista were buried. At the basement of this church
is a catacomb, where the old friars were buried.
How to get there?: From Taft
Avenue or T.M. Kalaw Street hail a PUJ bound for "Fairview".
Get off in front of the Old Pantranco North Terminal; cross the
street and hail another PUJ at the side of the old terminal with
the signboard "Frisco".
Travel Time: Approximately 1
hour.
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Here, too, the wake of slain opposition leader Ninoy Aquino, Jr. was held; and here, in a Holy Mass on December 8, 1985, one million signatures petitioning Cory Aquino to run for the presidency were presented during the Offertory, the prelude to her announcement of her candidacy. How to get there?: From Taft Avenue or T.M. Kalaw Street, hail a PUJ bound for "Fairview" or "Project 8". Get off right across the church. Travel Time: Approximately 30 minutes. 2. Iglesia ni Kristo Church Location: Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City Description: A religious edifice which is worth catching a glimpse because of its exceptionally fascinating, fairy tale palace-like temple. Its architectural desing, of Gothic concept merged with Moorish flair, brings about an alluring Malayan-European combination that never fails to attract on lookers. How to get there?: From Taft Avenue or T.M. Kalaw Street, hail a PUJ bound for "Fairview". Get off right in front of the church. Travel Time: Approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes. 3. San Pedro Bautista Church Location: San Francisco del Monte, Quezon City Description: the church of San Francisco del Monte, one of the oldest in the Philippines and evidently one of the main attractions of the place, is of Romanesque interior characterize by mixed architecture as depicted in its Corinthian and Ionic pillars. It is the place wherein the bones of San Pedro Bautista were buried. At the basement of this church is a catacomb, where the old friars were buried. How to get there?: From Taft Avenue or T.M. Kalaw Street hail a PUJ bound for "Fairview". Get off in front of the Old Pantranco North Terminal; cross the street and hail another PUJ at the side of the old terminal with the signboard "Frisco". Travel Time: Approximately 1 hour. Brief History - Geography / Political Subdivision / Climate / Population / Language - Historical Tourist Attractions - Cultural Tourist Attractions - Religious Tourist Attractions - Manmade Tourist Attractions
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