Basilica Minore Del Sto. Nino De Cebu

Osmeña Boulevard | Cebu City 6000, Cebu, Philippines
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Location

Downtown Area

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Heritage & Museums

Built in 1565, by Miguel Lopez de Legaspi and Father Andres de Urdaneta, this basilica houses the oldest and most celebrated relic in Philippine Christian history: The image of Senor Santo Nino (Infant Jesus).

This was actually a present given to the reigning Queen Juana by Ferdinand Magellan during her baptism in April of 1521. Sometime after, a fire destroyed the structure but was rebuilt in 1602 and restored in 1740. In a novena every Friday, thousands of devotees kneel and pray at the Basilica and every 3rd Sunday of January a giant celebration known as The Sinulog Festival, much like a Mardi Gras is held throughout Cebu.

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