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Pavia, Iloilothe Regional Agro-Industrial Center (RAIC) forWestern Visayas

Jay Nolan Alonsabe

Klarence Alovera


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A Brief History of Pavia,Iloilo

Pavia was officially founded in 1862. How the town

got its nae is unclear! and has long been dis"uted

#1$ %he nae cae fro a certain &olonel Pavia of the

'"anish garrison in (loilo who was su""osedlyres"onsible for initially establishing a '"anish "resence

in the area.

#2$ )thers believe that the nae is a '"anish corru"tion

of the Hiligaynon word biya-biya! as the area wasoriginally considered a neglected "atch of land that

served ostly as a ca"ing ground for city

so"histicates and absentee landlords.


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(3) )thers clai that the town was naedafter a '"anish governor*general! +anuel

Pavia y ,ay! +ar-uis of Novaliches! whoeventually becae a "riest after his short

tenure in the Phili""ines fro 18/*180.

#0$ %he ore credible theory sees to be theoverlooed fact that the towns religious well*

being was "laced under the 3urisdiction and

su"ervision of the friars of the Augustinian)rder! and they si"ly naed the "lace in

honor of the town in Pavia! (taly! where the

founder of their order! Saint Augustine! was

buried.


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(ts alternative history! however! has it that

1/ large landowners were actually the

towns founding fathers 10 years earlier! in180845 +arcos vangelista

5 7raciano 7onaga

5 &onstantino 7uban

5 9icente Hechanova

5 Anacleto Hedriana

5 Jorge Jagolino

5 ,ocario Juntanilla5 :arbario +a-uiling

5 the brothers ;aos! ;eigio! ,eocadio! 7regori

5 +ariano +a-uiling


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Pavia becae a "art of 'ta. :arbara

in 1


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%he different Presidente +unici"al

#e-uivalent to +unici"al +ayor now$ who had

served Pavia.

5 ?elfin 7uban #1


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Sta. Monica ParishChurch

The town of Pavia in Iloilo City wasfounded as an independent parishunder the advocation of Santa Monica

in 18!" It was Fray PolicarpioMinayo, the parish priest fro# 183$18%3 who started this church #ainly

#ade of &ric's" Fray AntonioFermentino (188!$8%, 1888$18)continued it and Fray Lazaro

amirez (18*$18) +nished it


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Monsenor Maurilio Silva

is the "resent Parish Priest

of the 'ta. +onica &hurch


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Pavias church was built and designed by

the Augustinian friars soetie around 18


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%he front of the church is

si"le as well! with siC "anel

windows su""orted by sei*

circular arches at the centerD

all decorated with stained

glasses de"icting significant

events in &hrists life here on

earth4 the Annunciation! the:a"tis of &hrist! the ,ast

'u""er! &rucifiCion! the

Assu"tion! and the

Ascension of &hrist. %he

entrance to the church is acovered "orch gated by

sei*circular arches as well!

with 7ree crosses

decorating the walls.


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Saint Monicaof Hippo

'aint +onica! also nownas +onica of Hi""o! is 't.

Augustine of Hi""os other.

'he was born in //1 A.?. in

%agaste! which is "resent*day Algeria. Her feast day is

celebrated every August 2>.

'he is the Patron of Eives

and Abuse 9ictis


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Although she was a &hristian! her "arents

gave her in arriage to a "agan! Patricius!

who lived in her hoetown of %agaste in NorthAfrica. Patricius had soe redeeing features!

but he had a violent te"er and was licentious.

+onica also had to bear with a cantanerous

other*in*law who lived in her hoe. Patricius

criticied his wife because of her charity and

"iety! but always res"ected her. +onicas

"rayers and eCa"le finally won her husbandand other*in*law to &hristianity. Her husband

died in />1! one year after his ba"tis.


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+onica had at least three children who

survived infancy. %he oldest! Augustine #August

28$ ! is the ost faous. At the tie of hisfathers death! Augustine was 1> and a rhetoric

student in &arthage. +onica was distressed to

learn that her son had acce"ted the +anichean

heresy #all flesh is evil$ and was living an

ioral life. Bor a while! she refused to let hi

eat or slee" in her house. %hen one night she

had a vision that assured her Augustine wouldreturn to the faith. Bro that tie on! she stayed

close to her son! "raying and fasting for hi. (n

fact! she often stayed uch closer than

Augustine wanted.


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Ehen he was 2

go to ;oe to teach rhetoric. +onica was

deterined to go along. )ne night he toldhis other that he was going to the doc to

say goodbye to a friend. (nstead! he set sail

for ;oe. +onica was heartbroen whenshe learned of Augustines tric! but she still

followed hi. 'he arrived in ;oe only to

find that he had left for +ilan. Althoughtravel was difficult! +onica "ursued hi to

+ilan.


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(n +ilan! Augustine cae under the

influence of the bisho"! 't. Abrose! who

also becae +onicas s"iritual director. 'heacce"ted his advice in everything and had

the huility to give u" soe "ractices that

had becoe second nature to her. +onicabecae a leader of the devout woen in

+ilan as she had been in %agaste. 'he

continued her "rayers for Augustine duringhis years of instruction.


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At aster! /8>! 't. Abrose ba"tied Augustine

and several of his friends. 'oon after! his "arty left

for Africa. Although no one else was aware of it!+onica new her life was near the end. 'he told

Augustine! F'on! nothing in this world now affords

e delight. ( do not now what there is now left for

e to do or why ( a still here! all y ho"es in thisworld being now fulfilled.G 'he becae ill shortly

after and suffered severely for nine days before her

death.

Alost all we now about 't. +onica is in the

writings of 't. Augustine! es"ecially his

&onfessions.

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