Have you seen the thing that is such called as the Magellan’s Cross? Have you touched it with your own bare hands? Have you seen it with your own naked hands? If you asked me the same questions I will say yes to the first and the last questions. Because I have seen the cross with my own eyes. I have gone to the place where it was planted. In this post of mine it states that there are many mysteries hidden behind the walls of this cross. And you will find out all of those mysteries if you read this post thoroughly.
Close to 500 years ago, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan planted a huge Christian cross in Sugbu (now Cebu) to celebrate the baptism into the Roman Catholic religion of island chief Rajah Humabon, his wife, and some 500 of their followers on April 21, 1521.The 485-year-old cross, called Magellan’s Cross, now stands at a small chapel located across Cebu City Hall and along Magallanes Street. The street is named after Magellan, Magallanes being the Spanish translation of the Portuguese explorer’s name. A sign below the cross says the original Magellan’s Cross is encased in the tindalo wood cross displayed in the center of the chapel. This is to protect it from people who chipped away parts of the cross believing it has miraculous powers or as souvenirs. Some, however, say that the original cross planted by Magellan was destroyed or lost and what stands there now is a replacement planted by Spaniards who came after the Portuguese explorer. Magellan was killed on April 27, 1521 in what is now known as the Battle of Mactan. The Portuguese explorer died when his men fought Mactan natives led by the island’s chieftain, Lapu-Lapu. Cebu City Hall now uses the cross as a symbol and the chapel’s image can be found in the city seal. Many other Cebu-based government and non-government organizations use Magellan’s Cross in their seals and logos. The cross is a popular tourist attraction together with other Cebu historical landmarks like the Fort San Pedro, built by the Spanish conquistador who came some 40 years after Magellan, and the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño, considered the oldest church in the Philippines. Within the vicinity of Magellan’s Cross are Cebu guitar vendors and shell craft and woodcraft displays. The products are popular with the locals and tourists. Magellan’s Cross, as with many areas and landmarks in Cebu, is currently being renovated and restored in preparation for the province’s hosting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit this December. If you haven’t found out about the mysteries here are some additional information about this cross.
This cross is found in the middle of the busy metropolitan city of Cebu. This cross signaled the Christianization of the country as the cross is the symbol of Christianity. Magellan’s cross, as it is referred to, is housed in a well-preserved dome-shaped concrete structure. People who flock to the spot get a better view of the cross as it elevated on a platform in the middle of the structure. From the outside, the place resembles a covered deep well. On the concrete ceiling are found elaborate paintings that depict Christianity and religious symbols.
Now that my explaining of my topic is over you already know the secret of this cross or barely. There are many secrets and memories treasured in and by this cross.
Have you seen the thing that is such called as the Magellan’s Cross? Have you touched it with your own bare hands? Have you seen it with your own naked hands? If you asked me the same questions I will say yes to the first and the last questions. Because I have seen the cross with my own eyes. I have gone to the place where it was planted. In this post of mine it states that there are many mysteries hidden behind the walls of this cross. And you will find out all of those mysteries if you read this post thoroughly.
Close to 500 years ago, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan planted a huge Christian cross in Sugbu (now Cebu) to celebrate the baptism into the Roman Catholic religion of island chief Rajah Humabon, his wife, and some 500 of their followers on April 21, 1521.The 485-year-old cross, called Magellan’s Cross, now stands at a small chapel located across Cebu City Hall and along Magallanes Street. The street is named after Magellan, Magallanes being the Spanish translation of the Portuguese explorer’s name. A sign below the cross says the original Magellan’s Cross is encased in the tindalo wood cross displayed in the center of the chapel. This is to protect it from people who chipped away parts of the cross believing it has miraculous powers or as souvenirs. Some, however, say that the original cross planted by Magellan was destroyed or lost and what stands there now is a replacement planted by Spaniards who came after the Portuguese explorer. Magellan was killed on April 27, 1521 in what is now known as the Battle of Mactan. The Portuguese explorer died when his men fought Mactan natives led by the island’s chieftain, Lapu-Lapu. Cebu City Hall now uses the cross as a symbol and the chapel’s image can be found in the city seal. Many other Cebu-based government and non-government organizations use Magellan’s Cross in their seals and logos. The cross is a popular tourist attraction together with other Cebu historical landmarks like the Fort San Pedro, built by the Spanish conquistador who came some 40 years after Magellan, and the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño, considered the oldest church in the Philippines. Within the vicinity of Magellan’s Cross are Cebu guitar vendors and shell craft and woodcraft displays. The products are popular with the locals and tourists. Magellan’s Cross, as with many areas and landmarks in Cebu, is currently being renovated and restored in preparation for the province’s hosting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit this December. If you haven’t found out about the mysteries here are some additional information about this cross.
This cross is found in the middle of the busy metropolitan city of Cebu. This cross signaled the Christianization of the country as the cross is the symbol of Christianity. Magellan’s cross, as it is referred to, is housed in a well-preserved dome-shaped concrete structure. People who flock to the spot get a better view of the cross as it elevated on a platform in the middle of the structure. From the outside, the place resembles a covered deep well. On the concrete ceiling are found elaborate paintings that depict Christianity and religious symbols.
Now that my explaining of my topic is over you already know the secret of this cross or barely. There are many secrets and memories treasured in and by this cross.
Close to 500 years ago, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan planted a huge Christian cross in Sugbu (now Cebu) to celebrate the baptism into the Roman Catholic religion of island chief Rajah Humabon, his wife, and some 500 of their followers on April 21, 1521.The 485-year-old cross, called Magellan’s Cross, now stands at a small chapel located across Cebu City Hall and along Magallanes Street. The street is named after Magellan, Magallanes being the Spanish translation of the Portuguese explorer’s name. A sign below the cross says the original Magellan’s Cross is encased in the tindalo wood cross displayed in the center of the chapel. This is to protect it from people who chipped away parts of the cross believing it has miraculous powers or as souvenirs. Some, however, say that the original cross planted by Magellan was destroyed or lost and what stands there now is a replacement planted by Spaniards who came after the Portuguese explorer. Magellan was killed on April 27, 1521 in what is now known as the Battle of Mactan. The Portuguese explorer died when his men fought Mactan natives led by the island’s chieftain, Lapu-Lapu. Cebu City Hall now uses the cross as a symbol and the chapel’s image can be found in the city seal. Many other Cebu-based government and non-government organizations use Magellan’s Cross in their seals and logos. The cross is a popular tourist attraction together with other Cebu historical landmarks like the Fort San Pedro, built by the Spanish conquistador who came some 40 years after Magellan, and the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño, considered the oldest church in the Philippines. Within the vicinity of Magellan’s Cross are Cebu guitar vendors and shell craft and woodcraft displays. The products are popular with the locals and tourists. Magellan’s Cross, as with many areas and landmarks in Cebu, is currently being renovated and restored in preparation for the province’s hosting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit this December. If you haven’t found out about the mysteries here are some additional information about this cross.
This cross is found in the middle of the busy metropolitan city of Cebu. This cross signaled the Christianization of the country as the cross is the symbol of Christianity. Magellan’s cross, as it is referred to, is housed in a well-preserved dome-shaped concrete structure. People who flock to the spot get a better view of the cross as it elevated on a platform in the middle of the structure. From the outside, the place resembles a covered deep well. On the concrete ceiling are found elaborate paintings that depict Christianity and religious symbols.
Now that my explaining of my topic is over you already know the secret of this cross or barely. There are many secrets and memories treasured in and by this cross.
Have you seen the thing that is such called as the Magellan’s Cross? Have you touched it with your own bare hands? Have you seen it with your own naked hands? If you asked me the same questions I will say yes to the first and the last questions. Because I have seen the cross with my own eyes. I have gone to the place where it was planted. In this post of mine it states that there are many mysteries hidden behind the walls of this cross. And you will find out all of those mysteries if you read this post thoroughly.
Close to 500 years ago, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan planted a huge Christian cross in Sugbu (now Cebu) to celebrate the baptism into the Roman Catholic religion of island chief Rajah Humabon, his wife, and some 500 of their followers on April 21, 1521.The 485-year-old cross, called Magellan’s Cross, now stands at a small chapel located across Cebu City Hall and along Magallanes Street. The street is named after Magellan, Magallanes being the Spanish translation of the Portuguese explorer’s name. A sign below the cross says the original Magellan’s Cross is encased in the tindalo wood cross displayed in the center of the chapel. This is to protect it from people who chipped away parts of the cross believing it has miraculous powers or as souvenirs. Some, however, say that the original cross planted by Magellan was destroyed or lost and what stands there now is a replacement planted by Spaniards who came after the Portuguese explorer. Magellan was killed on April 27, 1521 in what is now known as the Battle of Mactan. The Portuguese explorer died when his men fought Mactan natives led by the island’s chieftain, Lapu-Lapu. Cebu City Hall now uses the cross as a symbol and the chapel’s image can be found in the city seal. Many other Cebu-based government and non-government organizations use Magellan’s Cross in their seals and logos. The cross is a popular tourist attraction together with other Cebu historical landmarks like the Fort San Pedro, built by the Spanish conquistador who came some 40 years after Magellan, and the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño, considered the oldest church in the Philippines. Within the vicinity of Magellan’s Cross are Cebu guitar vendors and shell craft and woodcraft displays. The products are popular with the locals and tourists. Magellan’s Cross, as with many areas and landmarks in Cebu, is currently being renovated and restored in preparation for the province’s hosting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit this December. If you haven’t found out about the mysteries here are some additional information about this cross.
This cross is found in the middle of the busy metropolitan city of Cebu. This cross signaled the Christianization of the country as the cross is the symbol of Christianity. Magellan’s cross, as it is referred to, is housed in a well-preserved dome-shaped concrete structure. People who flock to the spot get a better view of the cross as it elevated on a platform in the middle of the structure. From the outside, the place resembles a covered deep well. On the concrete ceiling are found elaborate paintings that depict Christianity and religious symbols.
Now that my explaining of my topic is over you already know the secret of this cross or barely. There are many secrets and memories treasured in and by this cross.
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