Spain is acknowledged for its rich, emotional widespread Marian following; the fervor spread to the Philippines. Virgin Mary was easily pop...

Santos were gifted by Spaniards and Filipinos alike with farmland, jewelry, costly clothes, churches, magnificently adorned carriages, vows ...

By Felice Sta. Maria In Dupax, Nueva Vizcaya , when San Isidro Labrador fails to bring rain during drought, his sculptured image is left to...

Cold and white, hard and heavy, ivory has fascinated man throughout the centuries. It has always been a luxury, and has been reserved only f...

Saintly images, or santos, make up the unique art form of colonial Philippines—from a period (1565-1898) that imprinted Catholicism and its...

The founding of a new town necessitated the creation of a parish church, which was placed under the titular patronage of a specific saint. T...