Basilica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebu

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The Basilica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebu is a historic Roman Catholic church in Cebu City, Philippines, renowned as the country’s oldest Christian church and home to the revered Santo Niño de Cebu image.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic basilica minor ⓘ
church building ⓘ
historical landmark ⓘ
archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu ⓘ
linked to: Archdiocese of Cebu
architecturalStyle Baroque ⓘ
associatedDevotion devotion to the Holy Child Jesus ⓘ
associatedFestival Sinulog Festival ⓘ
basilicaMinorStatusGrantedBy Pope Paul VI ⓘ
basilicaMinorStatusYear 1965 ⓘ
centennialEventCommemorated 400th anniversary of the Christianization of the Philippines ⓘ
cityDistrict downtown Cebu City ⓘ
country Philippines ⓘ
dedicatedTo Santo Niño de Cebu ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
founder Fray Andrés de Urdaneta ⓘ
linked to: Andrés de Urdaneta

Miguel López de Legazpi ⓘ
foundingDate 1565 ⓘ
function parish church ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ
governingBody Archdiocese of Cebu ⓘ
hasFeature bell tower ⓘ
convent ⓘ
museum ⓘ
pilgrim center ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Cultural Treasure of the Philippines ⓘ
National Historical Landmark of the Philippines ⓘ
knownFor being the oldest Christian church in the Philippines ⓘ
housing the image of Santo Niño de Cebu ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy Cebuano ⓘ
English ⓘ
Filipino ⓘ
liturgicalStatus minor basilica ⓘ
locatedIn Cebu City ⓘ
linked to: Cebu

Cebu Island ⓘ
Central Visayas ⓘ
Province of Cebu ⓘ
mainRelic image of Santo Niño de Cebu ⓘ
nearbyLandmark Magellan’s Cross ⓘ
originalConstructionMaterial wood ⓘ
patron Santo Niño de Cebu ⓘ
primaryBuildingMaterial coral stone ⓘ
reconstructionMaterial stone ⓘ
religiousOrder Order of Saint Augustine ⓘ
rite Latin Rite ⓘ
significance major center of Catholic pilgrimage in the Philippines ⓘ
status active church ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ

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Magellan’s Cross → near → Basilica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebu ⓘ
Roman Catholicism in the Philippines → hasHistoricalSite → Basilica Minore del Santo Niño, Cebu ⓘ
linked to: Basilica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebu
Archdiocese of Cebu → hasMinorBasilica → Basilica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebu ⓘ
Archdiocese of Cebu → notableShrine → Basilica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebu ⓘ
Archdiocese of Cebu → seeAlso → Basilica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebu ⓘ