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San Bartolome de Malabon In the historic city of Malabon in Metro Manila, we can find the oldest parish of the city - San Bartolome Parish which is also a prominent historic landmarks and the mother church of all the parishes of Malabon. The parish and its titular patron became silent witnesses to the evolving yet tumultuous history both of the city and the nation. The image The centuries old wooden image of San Bartolome de Malabon is a de tallado image of St. Bartholomew the Apsotle stepping on a demon that he captured with his silver chains while holding a book (an allusion to his preaching work) on his right hand and a bolo on his left (usually a flay knife in allusion to his method of martyrdom by being flayed alive). The statue wears a red vestment and and a yellow cloak, sports long hair, beard, mustache, blue stern eyes and a halo. The image is enthroned at the main altar of the church.  San Bartolome de Malabon The life of St. Bartholomew All tha...

Our Lady of Mount Carmel of New Manila In the modern looking New Manila in Quezon City, where commerce is thriving and also a home of an entertainment institution in the Philippines, there is this huge Church located within the vicinity that serves as a peaceful haven from the noise of the city. The Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in New Manila, Quezon City became one of the key churches of Quezon City that also became one of the centers of the Brown Scapular devotion in the Philippines under the administration of the Order of the Discalced Carmelites that it became one of the emerging pilgrimage sites in the Metro. The image The main image of Our Lady of Mount Carmel of New Manila, Quezon City is a de tallado image of the Madonna and Child with the Blessed Mother wearing the Carmelite Habit (a brown dress beneath the gold designed scapular with the coat of arms of the Order of the Discalced Carmelites in place, a light whitish-brown cape), except ...

San Blas de Antique In the province of Antique, located in the Panay Island, there is a local pilgrimage site that is frequetly visited by devotees and the faithful over the centuries due to its miracles, the Parish of St. Blaise, one of the early bishop-martyrs of our faith famous for his patronage against throat problems and diseases. In his parish in Sebaste, named after the actual see that he administered in his lifetime, he help is sought after and it can still be seen with the number of devotees visiting him, especially on his feast day. The image The image of San Blas de Antique is a wooden de tallado image of St. Blaise which is richly vested with the regalia of a bishop, complete with a richly embroidered cape, a beautifully crafted mitre, crosier, and a palm, which is a diagnostic in the iconography of martyrs. The bearded countenance faces the beholder that commands veneration and awe. St. Blaise The Life of St. Blaise Saint Blaise was the bis...