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A photograph of the original image of Santo Niño de Cebu from 1903. The image of the Santo Niño originally had a very dark complexion pre-World War II. This dark skin color was removed after the war, which revealed the image's much fairer skin tone.
The vestment of the Santo Niño de Cebu is predominantly red. The image stands on a tall ornamented pedestal. Noteworthy adornments of the image include a chain of old Spanish gold coins, the toisonne allegedly bequeathed by King Charles III, and a golden ram pendant.
Jan 19, 2020 · Original image of Santo Niño de Cebu. SANTO NIÑO DE CEBU HISTORY: 4 AMAZING FACTS WORTHWHILE TO KNOW. 1. The image of Santo Niño de Cebu was one of the gifts of Ferdinand Magellan to the ruler of Cebu and his chief consort for their Baptism and helped in the evangelization of the Philippines.
Dec 11, 2010 · In 1521, the expedition of Ferdinand Magellan discovered the Zubu Island for Spain and gifted the Image of Santo Niño to the island queen, Joanna. On his death at the hands of Lapulapu’s Mactan warriors, his men fled back to Spain, leaving the image behind.
Feb 3, 2018 · Original file (3,648 × 5,472 pixels, file size: 14.14 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
The convent and the Church of the Sto. Niño de Cebu was founded by Fr. Andres de Urdaneta on April 28, 1565 , the very day the Legazpi-Urdaneta expedition arrived in the island.
Through the late Fr. McGee, pastor of the St. Joseph Church in San Francisco, a marble altar was constructed to enthrone the Image of the Santo Nino de Cebu inside St. Joseph Church.
The Basílica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebú, alternatively known as the Minor Basilica of the Holy Child or simply Santo Niño Basilica, is a minor basilica in Cebu City in the Philippines that was founded in 1565 by Fray Andrés de Urdaneta and Fray Diego de Herrera.
The Basilica Minore del Santo Niño is one of the oldest churches in the Philippines, dating back to when the Spaniards arrived to spread Christianity among the Filipino people. Under the supervision of the Augustinian convent, it has stored the original image of the island’s patron for half a millennium.
Apr 15, 2021 · The image of Snr. Sto. Niño is regarded as the oldest religious relic in the country. It was one of the gifts Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan gave to Hara Humamay when the latter was baptized as Queen Juana.
