MAGELLAN'S CROSS
Planted on April 21, 1521, by Ferdinand Magellan, this marks
the spot where the first Christian Filipinos, Rajah Humabon and Queen Juana,
and about 400 followers were baptized by built Fr. Pedro Valderama. From 1525
to 1740, the Augustinian priests built an open shrine for the cross, but the
natives began to take chips from the cross believing it had miraculous power.
So a kiosk-like structure was built to protect the cross from total
destruction. To protect it further, a hollow cross of tindalo wood was made to
encase the original cross which still stands today.
Magellan's Cross Pavilion is a stone kiosk in Cebu City,
Philippines. The structure is situated on Plaza Sugbo beside the Basilica del
Santo Niño It houses a Christian cross believed to have been planted by
explorers of the Spanish expedition of the first circumnavigation of the world,
led by Ferdinand Magellan, upon arriving in Cebu in the Philippines on April
21, 1521.
Along with the Basilica del Santo Niño's church and convent
buildings, the pavilion is a declared National Cultural Treasure of the
Philippines.
PAVILION
The Magellan's Cross Pavilion which houses the tindalo cross
was built sometime in the 1800s. The structure is an octagonal kiosk made of
coral stone.
The pavilion and the tindalo cross itself sustained cracks
due to the 2013 Bohol earthquake. The original cross was also found to have
deteriorated due to termites in 2015. The pavilion was closed for renovations
and was reopened in March 2016.
On the ceiling of the pavilion's interior, is a mural
depicting the baptism of Rajah Humabon and his household by Fr. Pedro
Valderrama and the planting of a wooden cross by Ferdinand Magellan. The
artwork was done by Jess Roa and Serry M. Josol.
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