the church of sto nino de arevalo, villa de arevalo, iloilo home of santo nino
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A beautiful old church, originating in the early 1780s. It was destroyed by fire and earthquakes several times and rebuilt over the years since. It is the home of the 3rd oldest statue of Santo Nino in the Philippines - the oldest and original being the statue held in the Cathedral in Cebu which dates to the first expedition to the region from Mexico in the early 1520s. The second statue is the one in the Cathedral in Tondo.TRANSCRIPT
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The driving distance from our jumping off point at the SM City parking lot in Iloilo to the Church of Santo Niño de Arévalo in the Arévalo District of Iloilo City is approximately 10 kilometres. Which translates into a driving time of between 20 to 30 minutes in City traffic.
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The Convento, a National Historic Treasure
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View from the vestibule of the church
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View of the Sanctuary
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Santo Niño de Arévalo
This is the 3rd oldest statue of Santo Niño in the Philippines.
It dates to 1581.
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Shrine to Saints Pedro Calungsod and Lorenzo Ruiz
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The column that stands in the municipal park next to the Santo Niño de Arévalo Church. It is said to have been a gift to the people of Arévalo by the Spanish Queen in the late 1580s. The top of the column is replica of the Spanish Crown and is cast in bronze.
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