Santo Cristo de Longos: Binondo's Watchful Companion
Santo Cristo de Longos In the oldest existing Chinatown in the World located in the Philippine Capital, Binondo is a melting pot for cultural diversity. Since the Spanish era, Binondo became the center of the Sangley's trade and commerce. With the efforts of the Dominican Order to evangelize the Sangleys, Christianity was accepted, however Chinese folk beliefs were also incorporated through time. The Filipino Chinese community in Binondo has its own devotions to boot from the Virgen del Rosario, Virgen del Pronto Socorro (the oldest venerated Marian painting in the country), the Virgen de Soteranna (now in the custody of Imelda Marcos) and their most celebrated fellowman, San Lorenzo Ruiz who hails from this ancient arrabal. Another image that the Filipino Chinese community venerate and held so dearly is the Santo Cristo de Longos venerated both in the Basilica Minore of San Lorenzo Ruiz or more popularly known as Binondo Church and in his two street shrines in the area. Th...
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ReplyDeleteHello! Thank you for writing your piece on San Lorenzo Ruiz, I just read it given that it's almost his feastday. There's a minor revision that needs to be made on the first stanza in your write-up under the "His Canonization" section: San Ruiz's feast is on the month of September not October, as is currently written. Thanks and God bless!
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