Magellan's Cross
Destination no. 3
Magellan's Cross
"From time immemorial this spot has been set aside to commemorate the erection of a cross in Cebu by the Expedition of Magellan. When King Humabon of Cebu and his Queen, son and daughters, together with some 800 of their subjects were batized by Father Pedro Valderrama. This hallowed site was improved in 1735 by Rev. Juan Albarran, Prior of San Agustin and in 1834 by Rt. Rev. Santos Gomez Maranon Bishop of Cebu. The image of the Santo Nino found by the expedition of Legaspi in a house near the present site of the Cathedral of Cebu is venerated by the faithful in the nearby Church of San Agustin."
The painting in the ceiling shows the first Holy Mass held in Philippines and how the Spaniards planted the cross in Cebu.
The Magellan's Cross is the central historical places in Cebu City, "Sugbu" the term use when a group of explorers came and Portuguese navigator named Fernao Magalhaes or more known as Ferdinand Magellan. At that time, Cebu is only a small village of fishermen.
On April 21, 1521 the Magellan’s Cross marked the site where the first Christian baptism was held. More than 300 natives, including Queen Juana and Rajah Humabon, were baptized by a Spanish priest known as Father Pedro Valderama.
It used to be an open shrine, until the cross was slowly being chipped away by the natives, because of the wood’s supposed healing powers. In order to protect it, a closed structure was built over it called Tindalo wood as what is printed on the tombstone below the cross.
Outside of the house chapel, you will see several locals surrounding it selling candles and other religious accessories.
source: www.wikipedia.com
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