79. SANTOS FROM THE SAN AGUSTIN CHURCH, II

Santos from the San Agustin Church, the mother church of the Augustinians who arrived in the Philippines in 1565. Built in the heart of Intramuros, this "permanent miracle in stone" survived the last violent war, and holds a unique and special place in the hearts of Manilenos. San Agustin is a veritable treasure house of ecclesiastical art, some of which are featured here:

SAN MIGUEL ARCANGEL
St. Michael, the Archangel, battling the Devil. 19th c.

STA. MONICA
Altar-size image of St. Monica, mother of St. Augustine, at the Chapel of Sta. Monica.

ASUNCION
The Assumption of the Virgin Mary, brought by Enrique Delgado, OSA in 1888. Inscribed under the globe, "G. Becessa 1555".

SANTO CRISTO

Crucified Christ, previously attributed to Juan delos Santos, but now in question. Its Baroque qualities do not coincide with the time in which the artist worked. 18th c.

INMACULADA CONCEPCION

Ivory image of the Blessed Virgin, which used to occupy the niche on the top of the grand lectern at the choirloft.

SANTO CRISTO

A large figure of the Crucified Christ carved in wood, in a retablo formerly from the Legazpi Chapel. Frontal formerly from the sacristy.

SANTO NINO

The Christ Child depicted in a Captain General's uniform. He resembles the young Philip IV.

SAN MIGUEL ARCANGEL

An all-ivory tableau showing the Archangel Michael trampling the Devil. 19th century, given by the Augustinian Sisters of La Consolacion College of Manila. founded in 1883.

SAN LORENZO MARTIR

Ivory St. Laurence, the first martyr, wears a dalmatic. He was martyred by being roasted on a spit. Missing gridiron emblem. 17th-early 18th century.

CRISTO CRUCIFICADO

Large life-size wooden image of the Crucified Christ, which used to hang in what is now the sacristy. It was brought out during the novena for the souls of purgatory. It has jointed arms and the year 1770 is inscribed on its left shoulder.

VIRGEN DE LA CORREA

This magnificent ivory headed Virgin holds a cincture and carries the Christ Child in her other arm. 17th-early 18th century

(Photos from San Agustin: Art & History 1571-2000, by Fr. Pedro G. Galende O.S.A. and Regaladao Trota Jose. Hongkong: Solutions)