National Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage Postcards

In Antipolo, one finds the Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, popularly known as the Virgin of Antipolo (Birhen ng Antipolo). On March 25, 1626, Don Juan Niño de Tabora left the shores of Mexico aboard the galleon, El Almirante, to make its voyage to the Philippines. On this trip, Governor Tabora brought along the brown image of our Blessed Virgin Mother.

Antipolo Church Postcard 1

For three months, the El Almirante safely braved the dangers of the stormy seas and a fire aboard the ship, arriving in the ports of Manila on July 18, 1626. It is said that because of the events surrounding the safe voyage of the El Almirante, the Blessed Virgin was named Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buenviaje.

Antipolo Church Postcard 2

SOURCE:
Shrine Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage

Shrine of Nuestra Senora de la Caridad Postcard

The Shrine of Nuestra Senora de la Caridad (Bantay Church) is home to the venerated our Lady of Charity, patroness of Nueva Segovia. The Statue of Our Lady adorns a niche at the top section just below the ornate cornice of the church façade.

Bantay Church Postcard

Below it is another niche occupied by a statue of St. Augustine of Hippo and flanked by narrow stained glass windows. Based on historical records, the statue was canonically crowned by the Most Rev. Egidio Vagnozzi, D.D. Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines on January 12, 1956.

SOURCE:Church and Religious Shrines: Shrine of Nuestra Senora de la Caridad

National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help Postcards

The National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, also called the Redemptorist Church and the Baclaran Church, is a Roman Catholic in the Diocese of Parañaque. On January 1958, the Philippine hierarchy officially declared the Baclaran Church to be the National Shrine of the Mother of Perpetual Help. The parish celebrates its fiesta on June 27, the feast day of Our Mother of Perpetual Help.

Baclaran Church Postcard 1

The Redemptorists brought the picture of the Mother of Perpetual Help to the Philippines in 1906. The increasing attendance of the devotees forced the Redemptorists to consider a more spacious church. The foundation stone had been laid by Cardinal Gilroy of Sydney on January 11, 1953.

Baclaran Church Postcard 2

The Church’s architecture is described as Modern Romanesque. Cesar Concio, its architect, and Jesse Bontoc his associate, had planned a higher church with a bell tower. But because of its proximity to the airport, civil aeronautic regulations prevented them from carrying out their plan in full.

SOURCES:
National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help Wikipedia EntryOur Mother of Perpetual Help History

Wat Phra Kaew Postcard

The Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha; full official name Wat Phra Sri Rattana Satsadaram) is regarded as the most sacred Buddhist temple in Thailand. It is located within the grounds of the Grand Palace.

Wat Phra Kaew Postcard

The construction of the temple started when King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I) moved the capital from Thonburi to Bangkok in 1785. Unlike other temples it does not contain living quarters for monks; rather, it has only the highly decorated holy buildings, statues, and pagodas. The main building is the central ubosoth, which houses the Emerald Buddha. The Temple also contains a model of Angkor Wat, added by King Nangklao (Rama III), as the Khmer empire of Cambodia and the Thais share cultural and religious roots.

SOURCE:
Wat Phra Kaew Wikipedia Entry

Wat Yai Postcard

Wat Phra Sri Rattana Mahatat Woramahawihan, also commonly referred to as Wat Yai, is a Buddhist temple in Phitsanulok, Thailand. Wat Yai is famous throughout Thailand for its golden sculpture of the Buddha called the Phra Buddha Chinnarat. It depicts Buddha in the posture of submission.

Wat Yai Postcard(Bought by my sister during her visit to Bangkok)

The cloister of the temple was established in 1357 during the reign of King Maha Thammaradscha I of Sukhothai. The temple'slarge vihara has an immense main entrance with mother-of-pearl inserts donated by King Boromakot in 1756. Beyond the vihara is a Khmer style prang, the inside of which can be accessed via a stairway. The Prang is said to enshrine relics of the Buddha.

SOURCE:
Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat Wikipedia Entry