Powerhouse Journey : Binondo Church

Isa sa mga unang destinasyon na aming pinuntahan ang Binondo Church.

I been here so many times sa Binondo Church kung di ako nagkakamali eh 4 times na simula yung umpisahan ko last year para dun sa Chinese New Year, but i guess iba pa rin kasi ang kagandahan nito.

Lalong-lalo na ang mga nakakabilib na painting nito sa mga ceiling.

Pero bago ko umpisahan ang lahat..

Bakit nga ba nagkaroon ng Simbahan sa Binondo, eh di ba mga Chinese ang mga nakatira dun, so meaning more on Buddhism ang mga tao dun..

But according to wikipedia "Binondo Church, also known as Minor Basilica of St. Lorenzo Ruiz , this church was founded by Dominican priests in 1596 to serve their Chinese converts to Christianity."

At saan nga ba nagmula ang Binondo? according ulit kay wikipedia "The name "Binondo" is a toponym derived from the archaic spelling of the Tagalog term "binondoc" (modern orthography: binundók), or mountainous, referring to the district's originally hilly terrain.

Narito ang ilan kuha sa loob ng Binondo Church

Going to the altar

The Altar 

Back view of the church (i dont know kung tama ang tawag ko dito)

Part of the painting located at the center of the ceiling

Part of the painting located at the left of the ceiling

Another part of the painting located at the right of the ceiling

Oh before i forget, yung mga painting sa ceiling at represent ng mga Mystery ng Holy Rosary kaya lang bitin wala yung bagong  Luminous Mysteries.

One of the wonderful Stained Glass Art

Saint Michael the Archangel

Syempre kung meron shoot sa loob kailan meron din sa labas di ba?

One of the statue outside the church

The Tower Bell

Don Roman Ongpin statue near in Binondo Church

| According to Travel on Foot  Don Roman Ongpin, was a dealer of art supplies. H founded the store El 82 in Calle Rosario on March 1, 1882. The store was frequented by famous artists with the likes of Juan Luna y Novicio, Felix Resurrecion Hidalgo, Fabian dela Rosa and Fernando Amorsolo.   

Don Roman became popular among the Filipino-Chinese Community that in 1883 he was appointed teniete de primero meztiso then later as cabeza de barangay.

He was also noted to have been the first to wear the barong tagalong.  

Don Roman also assisted in the Philippine Revolution. He provided the needed funds, food, and other supplies for the Filipino revolutionaries. He even allowed his store to be used as an outlet for revolutionary propaganda materials. For this reason, he was imprisoned. After his release, during the American period he opened his store and openly supported charities like the La Proteccion de la Infancia (housed in the famous building designed by Arcadio Arellano in 1915 called Gota de Leche).  

He also became the president of Casa de Asilo de Invalidos Filipinos pro la Guerra which was founded by Pascual Poblete

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