Thursday, October 9, 2008

LP: LUMA NA




A chronological landmark in Palo is the Cathedral which was built in 1596 by Fr. Alonso de Humanes, The Palo cathedral has been rebuilt twice - in years prior to 1897 after damage by fire and tropical storm, and later in 1897 when a big tropical storm unroofed the church, damaged the convent and other houses in the townThe Palo Church was created a cathedral on March 27,1938 when Msgr. Guglielmo Piani, apostolic delegate, carried the papal bull from Rome, proclaimed it and erected the diocese of Leyte, designating Palo as its seat and Msgr. Manuel Mascarinas of Bohol its first bishopInside the patio of this church, enclosed by walls of Spanish stone and adobe, is an open esplanade where formerly Fr. De la Fuente kept his stall of fast native ponies, a zoological compilation of rabbits, turkeys, guinea pigs, a huge python fed with live pullets and a dovecote swarming with white pigeons. This esplanade used to be the people’s rendezvous when escaping from marauding moros in the days of the moro piracy centuries ago. It had also a huge well which provided water for drinking during the long months of dry spells. On the aperture on the Spanish walls is an insignia of the Jesuit order, center of attraction of visiting Jesuits when they come to Palo, indicating that the cathedral and the walls therein were originally Jesuit.


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14 comments:

Anonymous said...

Palo, Leyte? Wow ang ganda. Hindi pa ako nakakalabas ng Luzon, at sana makapunta rin ako sa lugar na ito. Ganda ng kuha mo sa facade. Gagayahin ko ito sa susunod. Heheheh. =)

Ang aking lahok ay naka-post na dito. Dumalaw na rin ako para sa kapatid ko, ang kanyang lahok ay naka-post dito. Sana makadaan ka. Happy LP!

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Anonymous said...

Ang ganda nag simbahan,sis! Galing din ng kuha! :D Mine is posted HERE. Happy LP!~

agent112778 said...

wow, ganito pala ang loob nga palo cathedral, di ko yan napuntahan, nadaanan lang from tacloban to ormoc &VV noong 2004


eto aken lahok

magandang araw ka-litratista :)
Salamat sa pagbisita :)

Anonymous said...

Thanks for sharing this very interesting bit of history. :)

Happy LP!

Anonymous said...

ang ganda, galing, ganda ng effects ng iyong litrato, lalo na yung pangalawa :-)

Anonymous said...

natawa ako sa translation mo, hahahaha! ganda ganda talaga ng mga sinaunang churches. parang pagpasok mo, may serenity na kaagad na babalot sa iyo :)

happy lp! :D

Eloise said...

ang ganda ng kuha! mahilig ako sa lumang simbahan eh...

daming history kasi.

Salamat sa pagdalaw. Happy LP

 gmirage said...

Kitang kita ang kalumaan at kasaysayan....

Happy LP Sis, tagal ko na di nakadalaw dito...ingat!

JO said...

ang ganda ng simbahan na yan.

Eto ang aking lahok. Salamat po.

Marites said...

ganda ano! hinanap ko iyong translation mo hehehe!

Anonymous said...

Ang ganda ng simbahan. nagtataka naman ako sa ibang simbahan, pinipinturahan nila eh mas maganda ang walang pintura. Yung iba nga pastel pa :D

fortuitous faery said...

ang ganda namang simbahan nito...

Anonymous said...

those doors are amazing! the carving must've taken ages.

Anonymous said...

ang ganda ng details ng simbahan na yan. happy LP!

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