http://cebuheritage.com A walk into the heritage sites of Cebu Sun, 05 Jul 2009 06:39:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The book project entitled Balaanong Bahandi: Sacred Treasures of the Archdiocese of Cebu, which would be jointly published by the University of San Carlos and the Cathedral Museum of Cebu, was formally launched yesterday at the Cathedral Museum of Cebu with the opening of a photo exhibit. The photo exhibit, ... http://cebuheritage.com/2009/07/04/balaanong-bahandi-formally-launched/ (Poster Credits: Lorens Gibb Lapinid and Jobers Bersales) http://cebuheritage.com/2009/06/30/a-photo-exhibit-at-the-cathedral-museum/ By Jose Eleazar R. Bersales To mark the Diamond Jubilee of the Archdiocese of Cebu, the Cathedral Museum of Cebu and the Archdiocesan Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church will soon launch the book Balaanong Bahandi: Sacred Treasures of the Archdiocese of Cebu. Published in collaboration with University of San ... http://cebuheritage.com/2009/06/23/balaanong-bahandi-archdiocesan-book-project-to-be-launched-3-july-2009/ Above: Detail of the tabernacle at the retablo. I went recently to the Camotes group of islands to wrap up my tour of several parishes in Cebu in relation to a book project being jointly undertaken by the Archdiocese of Cebu, through the Cathedral Museum of Cebu, and the University of ... http://cebuheritage.com/2009/06/14/ponson-islands-spanish-era-chapel/ On May 29, 2009 six museums in downtown Cebu City -- Museo Sugbo, Casa Gorordo, Yap-Sandiego House, Cathedral Museum of Cebu, Basilica Minore del Sto. Nino Museum, and Fort San Pedro -- will open their doors to the public from 6 pm to 12 midnight for only a single ... http://cebuheritage.com/2009/05/26/gabii-sa-kabilin/ It was almost a year ago when I first stepped inside this Spanish colonial heritage house together with a friend who just came from Manila. My friend and I were just talking about the existence of such a house when we decided to go there and tried to secure on-the-spot ... http://cebuheritage.com/2009/05/14/revisiting-the-jesuit-house-of-1730/ Entering the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral, one never fails to appreciate the beauty and the massiveness of a musical instrument at the choir loft just right above the foyer near the main entrance. It stands majestically and blends graciously along with the baroque interiors of the cathedral. A liturgical music enthusiast ... http://cebuheritage.com/2009/05/03/a-grand-musical-instrument-for-the-cathedral/ Above: A bas-relief depicting the martyrdom of St. Vitalis, the patron saint of the cathedral, flanked on both sides by his sons, the twin martyr saints Protacio and Gervacio. Above is his wife St. Valeria, another martyr. When the then Diocese of Cebu was about to be elevated into an archdiocese ... http://cebuheritage.com/2009/05/03/altars-for-the-house-of-god/ Above: The new main altar retablo of the cathedral -- grand and majestic! During the Spanish colonial era, the cathedral of Cebu used to be described as "nothing but a barn." When plans for expansion and renovation were presented, such a plan was criticized as being too "grandiose" and too "big" ... http://cebuheritage.com/2009/04/05/a-new-look-for-the-cathedral/ “This is the second of three parts featuring old photos of the Cebu Cathedral…” Above: An early 1900s photo of the interiors of the cathedral showing the 19th century main altar retablo. The cathedral of Cebu underwent a lot of changes even during the Spanish colonial times. In the 1930s, the cathedral ... http://cebuheritage.com/2009/02/25/the-cebu-cathedral-through-the-years-2/ "This is the first of three parts featuring old photos of the Cebu Cathedral..." The renovation works at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral in time for the 75th anniversary of the Archdiocese of Cebu on April 28, 2009 is nearing completion. As of this writing, the facade now looks very clean and ... http://cebuheritage.com/2009/02/20/the-cebu-cathedral-through-the-years/ Above: A circa-1960s poster of the Sto. Niño de Cebu. The Sto. Niño de Cebu is a 16th-century image of the child Jesus that the great explorer Ferdinand Magellan brought with him during his voyage in an attempt to circumnavigate the world. Upon arriving at the islands particularly in Cebu, the natives ... http://cebuheritage.com/2009/01/07/sto-nino-de-cebu/