Friday, March 27, 2015

217. SACRED LEGACY: Santo Collection of the Zaragozas of Guagua and Quiapo

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The Zaragozas are an old family whose lineage can be traced back to the Cepeda family of Sta. Teresa de Avila. A relative of the mystic ...
Thursday, March 12, 2015

216. THE 1ST PHILIPPINE EXPOSITION OF CHRISTIAN ART

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In March 1937, the1st Philippine Exposition of Christian Art was held in the Philippines, a first-time exhibit of antique religious and eccl...
Friday, February 20, 2015

215, Santo Stories: STO. CRISTO OF PAKIL

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 SANTO CRISTO DE PAKIL. The ancient image of the Crucified Christ in the church of Pakil, as it appeared in the 1950s.  In the Francisca...
Sunday, February 1, 2015

214. Found on ebay: A SPANISH COLONIAL NIÑO PERDIDO

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SANTO NIÑO PERDIDO. The lost Holy Child refers to an episode in Luke 2:41-52 when, at the age of twelve, he accompanies his parents to Jer...
Tuesday, January 13, 2015

213. Retro-Santo: THE FRIENDLY LADY OF ORANI

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OUR LADY OF ORANI, The Miraculous Lady of the Holy Rosary. ca.1950s photo  Source: The National Catholic Almanac ALMANAC OF THE MOST ...
Saturday, December 20, 2014

212. ANGELS OF LIGHT

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ANGELS OF LIGHT, MY GUARDIANS DEAR. Two midcentury angels holding pole lamps, now restored. ca. mid-50s, early 60s.  Another great find ...
Friday, November 21, 2014

211. Perfect Combinations: SANTOS AND NINOS

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ST. ALOYSIUS GONZAGA, Feast day, June 21. Patron saint of young students, Chrsitian youth, plague sufferers.  A gallery of ivory statuar...