Panay, Capiz
Miyerkules, Pebrero 22, 2012
Martes, Enero 17, 2012
Panay Capiz
If you are searching for a place full of heritage and history well "PANAY CAPIZ" is the place you are looking for. So come visit Panay ,Capiz.
Panay-Capiz
The Famous Panay Bell
is the biggest and most likely the heaviest Christian bell in Asia
which was
cast in 1878 using 70 sacks of coins. It is about 5 ft. in height
and 7ft. in diameter and weighs 10.4 tons. The bell can be accessed
through a 63-step iron stairway inside the tower of Sta.
Monica church.
One of the oldest churches in the country, Sta. Monic Church
was built o 1774. With majestic Baroque
influences defined by the use of attached coupled piers in
Corinthian style, the architecture of the facade is articulated
following the tenets of the Baroque movement. The grand structure of the
church is made
up
of coral stone which is 70m long, 25m wide and 18m high. The wall are
3m thick, the floor is covered with
marble. Its structure is shaped in the form of latin cross with one
large central altar and four lateral ones, the gilded gorgeously
sculptured of a fine hardwood. Various polychromed statues are
highly decorated in an artistic quality..
Linggo, Enero 15, 2012
Panay,Capiz
Town Background..Welcome to Panay,Capiz
The “Heritage Capital of Capiz”, Pan-ay but we may call it Panay too. Because
many people use to pronounce “Pan-ay” as Panay. Seven kilometers away from the center of Capiz. Located
at the Northeastern part in the province of Capiz. It
was founded on 1572 under the advocation of Sta. Monica Parish
Church. Owing to the shortage of food in Cebu. Legazpi moved to Panay in
1569. On the bank of the Panay River, he founded the second
Spanish settlement in the Philippines. This settlement is now the
town of Pan-ay in Capiz Province that captivates
the Spaniards due to its bountiful food
and weather climate. At the beginning, the Panay Filipinos where
hostile. But owing to the apostolic labors of Fr. Juan de Alba and other
Augustinian missionaries, they were pacified and
captivate by the alluring
of Legazpi and finally became friends. Two Chiefs of Panay, Datu
Macabaog and Madidadang, were converted to Christianity by the
Augustinian missionaries and became good friends of Legazpi. This
town is composed of approximately 42 barrangays. And home of the "Largest Bell in Asia". Under the administration of Hon.Mayor Dante B. Bermejo.
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