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After an absence spanning 121 years, the Augustinian friars returned to Ilocos Norte. The Augustinian missionaries were the builders of the Spanish colonial era churches in both Ilocos Sur and
History of the town Burgos was formerly known as the sitio of Sipan and later named Unidad. It became a barrio of the Municipality of Numancia in 1925. In 1953,
This is the transcription of a video created by the Our Mother of Good Counsel Parish in celebration of its 40th anniversary as a parish, click here to watch. The
INTRODUCTION Rockefeller had other things in mind when he said this, but he certainly can say the same thing for the outreach program in the area near the Talisay-Minglanilla estate
Tribulations are plenty, but the cause lives on. This describes the changing fortunes of the Guadalupe church and monastery. Despite the consistent battering of nature and man, it persists to
In 1868, the parish of San Jose in Iloilo City was given to the Augustinians in exchange for the church of Jaro which was chosen to be the cathedral of
(Editor’s note: The history of Colegio San Agustin – Biñan was published in 2005 from the souvenir book entitled, “Eagle Pride 20 years: Colegio SAN Agustin – Binan 1985 –
(Editor’s Note: Mr. Warlito Noguerra, a parishioner and once long-time PPC president of Our Mother of Perpetual Help Parish – Socorro, wrote this article. The article’s original title is “2009:
Four hundred years ago, on September 30, 1616, the statue of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, now venerated in San Jose Church, Iloilo City was discovered among the
(Editor’s Note: This article was published in the souvenir booklet of the Inauguration of the Province of Santo Niño de Cebu – Philippines in 1984, under the main article, “Houses
(Note: This article “Augustinians in the Philippines (1565-1898)” was originally published in an APAC Bulletin in 1978. It was written by Fr. Pedro G. Galende, OSA) The harvest was indeed
(Note: This article was written by Anita D. Bellosillo and originally published in the Souvenir of the Inauguration of the Province in 1984.) Only 35 years old and a priest
A historian, Mr. Rogelio Escobal wrote an article “Site of the First Mass in Luzon Revisited” in the Inquirer, a national newspaper dated 25 January 2006. His study focuses on
The Beginning San Agustin Center of Studies (SACS), the major seminary of the Augustinian Province of Sto. Nino de Cebu-Philippines, was established in 1984. The establishment of a major seminary
450th Anniversary of the Finding of the Ecce Homo Image (1571 – August 20 – 2022): A Historical Account and Biblical Reflectionby Fr. Ericson M. Borre, OSA and Fr. Ric
When I was studying Philippine History in high school, I was given the impression that the last hundred years of the Spanish regime in the Philippines were characterized by the
On the occasion of the 456th Kaplag or the finding of the image of Santo Niño de Cebu and the 456th anniversary of the arrival of the Augustinians, the University
This article was originally published in the previous website of the Province www.osa-cebu.org.
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