Tuesday, December 18, 2012

132. Private Devotions: CRISTO REDENTOR of Familia Llacer-Teotico

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ENTHRONEMENT OF CHRIST THE REDEEMER OF THE LLACER-TEOTICO FAMILY, 20 October 1925. A rarely-seen representation of Christ the Redeemer...
Tuesday, December 4, 2012

131. WHAT CHILD IS THIS?

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Before a Filipino santo online dealer fell from the good graces of ebay (he failed to honor legitimate winning bids of buyers, myself in...
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

130. HOW I FOUND MY WAY TO SAN JOSE

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Sunday is not exactly the ideal day to go antique-hunting in Ermita---most shops are closed—but since I have not gone to Manila in age...
Tuesday, November 13, 2012

129. Long Live the King: EL CRISTO REY

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One of the more unusual santos I have seen is this 30 inch, wooden articulated figure representing Christ as King (“El Cristo...
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012

128. SAVING SALVACION

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Perhaps, one of the most intriguing and unusual representations of the Virgin Mary is that of Our Lady of the Light. It is an advocation tha...
Sunday, October 21, 2012

127. Visualizing Sanctity: SAN PEDRO CALUNGSOD by Thom Joven

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The country is thrilled to see the courageous teen "beato" raised to the rank of a saint--San Pedro Calungsod--only the second F...
Thursday, October 11, 2012

126. SAN JOSE & STA. MARIA: Santo Shopping on Buy and Sell Free Ads

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Before ebay, I had long ago been a fan of Buy and Sell Free Ads, that tabloid size magazine full of classified ads, with long listings o...
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