Ermita Church
Ermita Church | |
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Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Guidance | |
La Ermita de Nuestra Señora de Guía ( Manila | |
Deanery | Nuestra Señora de Guia[1] |
Parish | Nuestra Señora de Guia |
Clergy | |
Rector | Estelito Villegas |
Vicar(s) | Daniel Voltaire Hui |
Dean | Joel de Leon Rescober[2] |
The Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Guidance, also known as Ermita Shrine or Ermita Church (
History
The church began as a rustic shrine made of bamboo, nipa, and
The church was damaged many times due to earthquakes. In addition, the image had to be transferred to the Manila Cathedral for safekeeping during the British occupation of Manila in 1762–1764. A more permanent stone church was built in 1810; the image was returned to the church in 1918.[4]
In 1945 near the end of World War II, the church was reduced to rubble during the Battle of Manila. However, the image was saved from destruction and was temporarily kept in a private residence.[7] Work began for the reconstruction of the church in 1947 with a new design by architect Carlos A. Santos-Viola.[8] On March 28, 1949, attorney and future senator Jose W. Diokno married Carmen Icasiano at Ermita Church. Diokno was also baptized here on September 3, 1922, his godmother and second mother was Paz Wilson. By 1953, the reconstruction was completed and the image was returned to the new church.
On December 3, 2005,
Vicariate of Nuestra Señora de Guia
The church is under the jurisdiction of the
- Manila Cathedral
- San Agustin Church, Intramuros
- San Vicente de Paul Parish, Ermita
- Malate Church
- Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, Malate
- Sto. Niño de Baseco Parish, Baseco, Port Area
Gallery
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old facade
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Church interior
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Nuestra Señora de Guia enshrined in the church altar
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Archdiocesan Shrine markers
References
- ^ a b "Vicariate of Nuestra Senora de Guia". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ^ "Appointment of Episcopal Vicars and Vicars Forane". Retrieved 2023-06-10.
- ^ "About Ermita Church". Ermita Church. Archdiocesan Shrine of Nuestra Señora de Guia.
- ^ a b "Nuestra Señora de Guia, Ermita, Manila". Organographia Philipiniana.
- ^ "ermita". SpanishDict.com. Retrieved on 2015-01-12.
- ^ "Jesuits In The Philippines (1581-1768)" Page 132 "In 1591 there arrived in Manila a secular priest named Juan Fernandez de Leon. He had led a hermit's life in Mexico and planned to continue it in the Philippines. For this purpose he built himself a retreat near a wayside shrine just outside the city walls which was dedicated to Our Lady of Guidance, Nuestra Sehora de Guia. His hermitage later gave its name to the entire district, which is called Ermita to this day."
- ^ DeAnda (2009-11-22). "In Honor of Nuestra Señora de Guia". With one's past... Retrieved on 2014-01-12.
- ^ "Malate – Ermita District: Part 3". Manila Nostalgia. July 21, 2013.
- ^ Darang, Josephine (May 15, 2011). "Ermita celebrates 440 years of devotion to La Guia". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2014-10-26.
External links
- Media related to Ermita Church at Wikimedia Commons