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AND ALL THE ANGELS AND SAINTS: 218. Santo Stories: STA. MARIA MAGDALENA OF APALIT, PAMPANGA
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Saturday, April 4, 2015. 218 Santo Stories: STA. MARIA MAGDALENA OF APALIT, PAMPANGA. STA MARIA MAGDALENA OF THE GONZALEZ FAMILY. Taken 25 November 1973. This Gonzalez-owned Sta. Maria Magdalena was unfortunately destroyed when the Americans dropped a bomb on the Gonzalez house in barrio Sulipan where Japanese army trucks were parked. The bomb was actually intended for the Apalit bridge) on New Year's Day, 01 January 1942. Many thanks to Mr. Toto Gonzalez for providing the background information on A...
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AND ALL THE ANGELS AND SAINTS: January 2015
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Tuesday, January 13, 2015. 213 Retro-Santo: THE FRIENDLY LADY OF ORANI. OUR LADY OF ORANI, The Miraculous Lady of the Holy Rosary. ca.1950s photo. Source: The National Catholic Almanac. ALMANAC OF THE MOST HOLY ROSARY 1948. Publicado Por Las P.P. Dominicos. Thrice, she returned. According to information released by Acting Chief Nieves Baens del Rosario, of the Workmen’s Compensation Division, through a request from Rev. Fr. Calimbas, Parish Priest of Orani , “a deluxe crown worthy of ...8221; We give no ...
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AND ALL THE ANGELS AND SAINTS: March 2015
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Friday, March 27, 2015. 217 SACRED LEGACY: Santo Collection of the Zaragozas of Guagua and Quiapo. The Zaragozas are an old family whose lineage can be traced back to the Cepeda family of Sta. Teresa de Avila. A relative of the mystic saint, Gen. Agustin de Cepeda arrived with Legaspi in Manila and became its mayor in 1657. Another relative, Agustina Zaragoza fought against the French at the age of 18 in 1808, to become the toast of the Spanish Army. The family history is recounted in one journal, writte...
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AND ALL THE ANGELS AND SAINTS: December 2014
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Saturday, December 20, 2014. 212 ANGELS OF LIGHT. ANGELS OF LIGHT, MY GUARDIANS DEAR. Two midcentury angels holding pole lamps, now restored. ca. mid-50s, early 60s. The early bird catches the worm—so they say—and I proved that when I arrived first at his shop when he called to tell me of his just-arrived inventory of santos; I had the first and best picks of the day, and I went home with a hoard of stuff—including these circa 1950s angels. This pair may have been used in home altars, perhaps a chapel...
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AND ALL THE ANGELS AND SAINTS: 217. SACRED LEGACY: Santo Collection of the Zaragozas of Guagua and Quiapo
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Friday, March 27, 2015. 217 SACRED LEGACY: Santo Collection of the Zaragozas of Guagua and Quiapo. The Zaragozas are an old family whose lineage can be traced back to the Cepeda family of Sta. Teresa de Avila. A relative of the mystic saint, Gen. Agustin de Cepeda arrived with Legaspi in Manila and became its mayor in 1657. Another relative, Agustina Zaragoza fought against the French at the age of 18 in 1808, to become the toast of the Spanish Army. The family history is recounted in one journal, writte...
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AND ALL THE ANGELS AND SAINTS: June 2014
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Monday, June 30, 2014. 199 CROSSES: A Heritage of Art and Religion. By Santiago A. Pilar. The Philippine Star,. Monday, April 30, 2001. On April 6, Friday, before the Holy Week, the Ayala Museum on Makati Ave., Makati City, inaugurated ‘The Art of the Cross’, an art exhibit featuring crosses. The show will go on until June 30, roughly coinciding with the traditional Christian season of Eastertide. For the folks who reach a spiritual high from the Visitas Iglesias. They made during the Semana Santa,.
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AND ALL THE ANGELS AND SAINTS: August 2014
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Sunday, August 24, 2014. 204 Part III. "O BEAUTY EVER ANCIENT, EVER NEW", 2011 Ecclesiastical Art Exhibit. More photos from the ecclesiastical art exhibit, "O Beauty Ever Ancient and New.", held at the San Agustin Museum, Intramuros, Manila. 12 November 2011. SANTO NINO DE CEBU. STO NINO DE LA ESTRELLA. CRISTO DE LA PACIENCIA. Alex r. castro. Friday, August 15, 2014. 203 Part II, "O BEAUTY EVER ANCIENT, EVER NEW", 2011 Ecclesiastical Art Exhibit. SAN PEDRO REGALADO and SAN IVO. SAGRADO CORAZON DE MARIA.
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AND ALL THE ANGELS AND SAINTS: October 2014
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Thursday, October 16, 2014. 210 AN IVORY NIÑO DORMIDO FINDS A DOME FOR A HOME. THE LITTLE LORD JESUS LAY DOWN HIS SWEET HEAD. A 7 in. antique ivory Nino sleeps on a new brass crib with a canopy decorated with old mother-of-pearl flowers. Old plaster sheep from an antique creche and miniature candlesticks flank the Dormido. The whole ensemble is housed in a vintage virina from Thailand, which used to hold an antique Buddha. Personal Collection. And grateful for opening his ancestral home to me. Once I too...