EDSA Shrine
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EDSA Shrine | |
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The Shrine of Mary, Queen of Peace, Our Lady of EDSA | |
Manila | |
Deanery | Saint John the Baptist[1] |
Clergy | |
Rector | Rev. Fr. Jerome Secillano |
The Shrine of Mary, Queen of Peace, Our Lady of EDSA, or more popularly, the EDSA Shrine is a small
Built in 1989 on donated land to commemorate the People Power Revolution, the shrine is the site of two peaceful demonstrations that toppled Presidents Ferdinand Marcos (the People Power Revolution or EDSA I) in 1986, and Joseph Estrada (the EDSA Revolution of 2001 or EDSA II).
The EDSA Shrine is the northernmost tip of the Ortigas Center, a financial and commercial district occupying large tracts of land in Quezon City, Mandaluyong, and Pasig.
History
The concept for a commemorative shrine developed when Sin and Bishop Gabriel Reyes were en route to
Cardinal Sin convinced the Ortigas and Gokongwei family to donate the corner lot where the EDSA Shrine now stands today[2] The shrine was initially planned to be built inside Camp Crame, but plans were scrapped because churches built on government-owned property had to be ecumenical in nature.[4]
EDSA Shrine was then constructed with Francisco Mañosa as architect. Leandro Locsin and William Coscolluela was also involved with the preparatory work of the building.[2] The construction was almost finished by November 1989 and the shrine was set to be inaugurated by December 8, 1989, the date of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. However such plans were interrupted by a coup attempt which began on November 29, 1989[3] by the Reform the Armed Forces Movement against President Corazon Aquino.
The coup attempt ended on December 7, 1989, and the inauguration went as planned which was never postponed by Cardinal Sin. The church was consecrated on December 15, 1989, and dedicated to the Virgin Mary on the same date.[3] Socrates Villegas, then a priest, was installed as the church's first rector.[5]
When the Second EDSA Revolution was successful in deposing President Joseph Estrada in January 2001, Sin declared the EDSA Shrine as a "Holy Ground", crediting the Virgin Mary to the event. A marker was installed on the anniversary of the 1986 People Power Revolution recognizing the shrine as a "Holy Ground".[5] At the facade is set of sculptures recalling the events of the First and Second People Power Revolutions, the latter which was held there at the shrine.
Other rallies and demonstrations held in the shrine were: Pro-Estrada rally (April 25 – May 1, 2001), protests against Reproductive Health Bill (August 4, 2012), EDSA Tayo rally against pork barrel (September 7, 2013), 2015 Iglesia ni Cristo protests (August 27–31, 2015) and Lord, Heal Our Land con-celebrated mass (November 5, 2017).
In 2019, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts declared the church as an Important Cultural Property.[6]
Dedication
Her official memorial in the General Roman Calendar is on July 9 in the universal Church except for Hawaii and some churches in the United States, where it is kept on January 24.
Architecture and design
The EDSA Shrine's design consisted of a promenade, the People's Plaza, with a statue of the Virgin Mary sculpted by
Mañosa envisioned a different design from the existing building. The architect's vision for the shrine, which he dubbed as the "People's Basilica" is derived from the concept of the bahay kubo but on a larger scale. The initial design called for the use of seven pitched roofs clustered together which framed a statue of the Virgin Mary. However one influential member of the committee objected to the design preferring a Spanish colonial design for the EDSA Shrine which caused Mañosa to withdraw from the project but was convinced by Cardinal Jaime Sin to remain committed to the project and made the design for the current building.[4]
Our Lady of EDSA sculpture
Our Lady of EDSA | |
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Artist | title "Our Lady of EDSA, Queen of Peace" |
Dimensions | 10.7 m × 3.5 m (35 ft × 11 ft)[7] |
Weight | 8 t (8,000 kg) |
Location | EDSA Shrine, Quezon City |
The sculpture of the
Ty-Navarro sculpted the Virgin Mary sculpture in her studio in
Rectors
Name | Tenure |
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Most Rev. Socrates B. Villegas, D.D. | December 8, 1989 – July 3, 2004 |
Rev. Fr. Victor Y. Apacible | 2004 – 2008 |
Rev. Fr. Leo Nilo S. Mangussad, M.S.M. | 2004 – 2015 |
Rev. Fr. Lazaro B. Abaco | July 1, 2015 – 2022 |
Rev. Fr. Jerome Secillano | 2022 – Incumbent |
See also
- People Power Monument
- Bantayog ng mga Bayani
- People Power Revolution
- Our Lady of Peace
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila
References
- ^ "Vicariate of Saint John the Baptist". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Shrines and Monuments". Quezon City Government. Archived from the original on August 14, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ a b c "The Story of EDSA Shrine : About EDSA Shrine". EDSA Shrine - Shrine of Mary, Queen of Peace (Our Lady of EDSA). Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Mañosa, Denise (February 25, 2017). "5 things you didn't know about the Edsa Shrine". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ a b "The EDSA Shrine : About EDSA Shrine". EDSA Shrine - Shrine of Mary, Queen of Peace (Our Lady of EDSA). Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ a b Sembrano, Edgar Allan (April 22, 2019). "NCCA declares Edsa Shrine an 'Important Cultural Property'". Lifestyle.Inq. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ISBN 9712342336.
External links
- Media related to EDSA Shrine at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website