http://cebuheritage.com A walk into the heritage sites of Cebu Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:04:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The church of Carcar, situated on an elevated plain with a commanding view of the town, is one of the few well-built stone churches in Cebu. The harmonious design and the careful layout of the church itself are obviously the works of a lettered architect or planner. Dedicated to St. ... http://cebuheritage.com/2010/01/31/retablos-carcar/ This blog will feature some of the remaining historical retablos in Cebu and will run for several weeks. One of the most sought after sight when entering a Spanish-colonial church in any location in our country is the elaborately carved retablo which serves as a backdrop for an altar. The retablo ... http://cebuheritage.com/2010/01/21/retablos-entablatures-of-faith/ The image of the Sto. Niño de Cebu is returned to the then San Agustin Church, now the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño, after being safely kept at the Redemptorist convent during the aerial bombings of World War II. Photo above shows a Redemptorist priest and an Augustinian friar with ... http://cebuheritage.com/2010/01/11/sto-nino-returns-after-the-war/ By Jobers Bersales Cebu Daily News CEBU CITY (Dec. 31, 2009) -- ’Tis the season for reunions and family gatherings and so it came to pass that the writers and photographers of the hugely successful (my bias is showing!) 308-page coffee table book “Balaanong Bahandi” reunited at our residence in Sto. Nino ... http://cebuheritage.com/2009/12/31/anticipating-%e2%80%98duaw%e2%80%99/ Above: Bishop Juan Gorordo's baptismal record at the parish of St. Anne in Barili, Cebu (Photo posted by vip1852 in Flickr.com). CEBU CITY (Dec. 20, 2009) -- The Archdiocese of Cebu commemorates today the 75th death anniversary of Bishop Juan Gorordo, the first Filipino Bishop of Cebu. A Holy Mass at ... http://cebuheritage.com/2009/12/20/75th-death-anniversary-of-bishop-juan-gorordo/ CEBU CITY (Nov. 29, 2009) -- Starting December 1, 2009 the coffeetable book entitled Balaanong Bahandi, Sacred Treasures of the Archdiocese of Cebu will now be available to the public. Out of the thousands that were printed, there are only less than 800 copies of the book that have remained ... http://cebuheritage.com/2009/11/29/hot-off-the-press/ CEBU CITY (Nov. 26, 2009) -- The coffeetable book on parish churches in Cebu entitled "Balaanong Bahandi, Sacred Treasures of the Archdiocese of Cebu" was successfully launched a while ago at the Cathedral Museum of Cebu with Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal signing the first ten copies which were distributed ... http://cebuheritage.com/2009/11/27/balaanong-bahandi-launched/ CEBU CITY (Nov. 15, 2009) -- The coffeetable book that will feature parish churches in Cebu will be launched in the afternoon of November 26, 2009 at the Cathedral Museum of Cebu. After this occasion, those who have made reservations and have paid in advance will be able to claim ... http://cebuheritage.com/2009/11/15/sacred-treasures-of-the-archdiocese-of-cebu/ Above: The pre-war main building. Tucked behind high concrete walls is another heritage jewel waiting to be discovered. The Mandaue campus of the Colegio dela Inmaculada Concepcion has a pre-war school building that is still in perfect condition and serves as one of the last examples of religious educational edifices in ... http://cebuheritage.com/2009/11/08/cic-mandaues-pre-war-school-building/ Above: The crypt of the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño. Catholics all over the world commemorate the day of the saints on November 1 and all those who have faithfully departed from this world on November 2. Filipinos in particular mark the celebration as early as October 31 when bus terminals, ... http://cebuheritage.com/2009/11/02/day-of-the-dead/ The old rectory of the cathedral, now an ecclesiastical museum. Entrance fee is P50 for adults and P25 for children. Location: Urdaneta corner P. Burgos Street, Cebu City. How to get here: From major hotels and inns in Uptown Cebu, take a 21-B jeepney at Fuente Osmena and tell the driver to ... http://cebuheritage.com/2009/10/22/photo-of-the-day-repository-of-treasures/ The church of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Cebu. Location: Legaspi corner P. Burgos Street, Cebu City. Date and Time: 10/10/2009, 01:20 PM http://cebuheritage.com/2009/10/22/photo-of-the-day-the-see-of-cebu/