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marian (la naval)
the philippines, comprising of about 7200 islands, depending on low or high tide, and just about a 100 million people, is still one of the most predominantly catholic countries in asia. catholicism in the philippines theoretically started in march, 1521 when portuguese explorer, ferdinand magellan, first set foot on the islands and claiming the islands for spain. by april, 1521 the first of filipino natives, lead by local chieftain, rajah humabon was converted to christianity. this simple conversion initiated the beginning of over 490 years of catholicism in the philippines. had the american colonization, which introduced protestantism, interfere in 1898, the philippines could be a full catholic nation. . be that as it may, last census still puts majority of filipinos, almost 80 per cent of the population as roman catholics. catholicism also introduced veneration to various saints and divinities, the most popular being the virgin mary, the child jesus (sto nino) and the nazarene. the month of october of every year is dedicated to the virgin mary and the holy rosary. this elaborate shrine of the virgin mary was installed recently, at a popular public park, to commemorate this occasion.
marian (la naval)
the philippines, comprising of about 7200 islands, depending on low or high tide, and just about a 100 million people, is still one of the most predominantly catholic countries in asia. catholicism in the philippines theoretically started in march, 1521 when portuguese explorer, ferdinand magellan, first set foot on the islands and claiming the islands for spain. by april, 1521 the first of filipino natives, lead by local chieftain, rajah humabon was converted to christianity. this simple conversion initiated the beginning of over 490 years of catholicism in the philippines. had the american colonization, which introduced protestantism, interfere in 1898, the philippines could be a full catholic nation. . be that as it may, last census still puts majority of filipinos, almost 80 per cent of the population as roman catholics. catholicism also introduced veneration to various saints and divinities, the most popular being the virgin mary, the child jesus (sto nino) and the nazarene. the month of october of every year is dedicated to the virgin mary and the holy rosary. this elaborate shrine of the virgin mary was installed recently, at a popular public park, to commemorate this occasion.