Sunday, May 1, 2011

60. WINGED SAINTS--Protector of Filipino Homes in the Past

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Text and photos by Linda B. Bolido (Originally published on Philippine Daily Inquirer, 4 April 2004 issue) An antique collection shows early...

59. RETRO-SANTO: Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno of Quiapo

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The most revered Jesus icon in the country is the centuries-old image of the Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno which resides in the minor basili...
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Monday, April 11, 2011

58. THOMAS JOVEN'S DOLOROSA & STA. SALOME

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New works from Mr. Tom Joven , one of the country's leading ecclesiastical artists and Pampanga's most accomplished restorer of sacr...
Sunday, March 27, 2011

57. The Saintmakers: DOMINGO TEOTICO

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Domingo Teotuico was born in Sta. Cruz, Manila in 1853, which already had a fledgling carving industry at that time. An artistic child, h...
Sunday, March 20, 2011

56. SANTOS FROM THE SAN AGUSTIN CHURCH MUSEUM

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The historic Church of San Agustin in Intramuros was one of the few structures to survive the last World War . Built on solid ground and l...
Sunday, March 6, 2011

55. FURTHER NOTES ON PHILIPPINE SANTOS, part II

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The first religious image mentioned in Philippine history is the Sto. Niño de Cebu. Carved in Flanders (then a Spanish possession) and dress...

54. FURTHER NOTES ON PHILIPPINE SANTOS, part I

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(A lecture delivered on Jan. 1982 at the Philippine Plaza Hotel. Originally published in The Manila Arts & Antiques Exhibition Program, ...