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The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 41 of 55, 1691-1700: Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century.

History

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 41 of 55, 1691-1700: Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century.

Demarcation line of Alexander VI; Missions -- Philippines; Philippines -- Discovery and exploration; Philippines -- History -- Sources

[The two following sections of this chapter detail several miraculous
happenings that aided not a little in the conversion of the region
inhabited by the Tagabalòyes. In 1662 when the Spaniards abandoned the
island of Ternate, because of the Chinese pirate Kuesing, one of the
religious images taken away with them was of the Virgin. That image
was given by the governor of Ternate to the alcalde-mayor of Caraga,
who in turn gave it to the garrison of Catèl. From its position there
it was known as "La Virgen de la Costa" or, the Virgin of the hill,
"for costa in the language of the country, is the same as castillo
[i.e., redoubt]." The influence of this image was far reaching and
it distributed many blessings and favors to its devotees in times of
drought, in plagues of locusts, and during epidemics, and performed
other miracles that gave it lasting fame. Another image of the Christ
crucified was revered in a village near Bislìg, and was later given
a place in the Recollect church at Manila. It was a small ordinary
image such as was used on the altar during mass. As it was very
ugly and misshapen the priest determined to bury it, ordering some
of the natives to perform that task. But when the hole was dug,
and they went to get the image, in its place they found the most
beautiful and symmetrical image that they had ever seen, and nailed
to the same cross. The transformation was announced to be of divine
origin, and this image was accordingly revered as miraculous; and
it proved itself to be so in the future. On account of the miracles
that occurred in the Caraga district the people became more devout
Christians and many abandoned their ancient practices. The remainder
of this chapter does not deal with Philippine matters; as do neither
of the two following chapters.]




CHAPTER VII

The Catholic faith is advanced by the preaching of Ours in various
places in the Philipinas. The death of two religious in Talavera de
la Reyna with great reputation.

The year 1677




§ I

The evangelical trumpet resounds in various territories of Philipinas,
and especially in the ridges of Linao, and in the mountains of Cagayàn,
in the island of Mindanào, by the means of our missionaries; and many
heathens are converted to the Christian religion.

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

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History

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 41 of 55, 1691-1700: Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century.

Demarcation line of Alexander VI; Missions -- Philippines; Philippines -- Discovery and exploration; Philippines -- History -- Sources

[The two following sections of this chapter detail several miraculous
happenings that aided not a little in the conversion of the region
inhabited by the Tagabalòyes. In 1662 when the Spaniards abandoned the
island of Ternate, because of the Chinese pirate Kuesing, one of the
religious images taken away with them was of the Virgin. That image
was given by the governor of Ternate to the alcalde-mayor of Caraga,
who in turn gave it to the garrison of Catèl. From its position there
it was known as "La Virgen de la Costa" or, the Virgin of the hill,
"for costa in the language of the country, is the same as castillo
[i.e., redoubt]." The influence of this image was far reaching and
it distributed many blessings and favors to its devotees in times of
drought, in plagues of locusts, and during epidemics, and performed
other miracles that gave it lasting fame. Another image of the Christ
crucified was revered in a village near Bislìg, and was later given
a place in the Recollect church at Manila. It was a small ordinary
image such as was used on the altar during mass. As it was very
ugly and misshapen the priest determined to bury it, ordering some
of the natives to perform that task. But when the hole was dug,
and they went to get the image, in its place they found the most
beautiful and symmetrical image that they had ever seen, and nailed
to the same cross. The transformation was announced to be of divine
origin, and this image was accordingly revered as miraculous; and
it proved itself to be so in the future. On account of the miracles
that occurred in the Caraga district the people became more devout
Christians and many abandoned their ancient practices. The remainder
of this chapter does not deal with Philippine matters; as do neither
of the two following chapters.]




CHAPTER VII

The Catholic faith is advanced by the preaching of Ours in various
places in the Philipinas. The death of two religious in Talavera de
la Reyna with great reputation.

The year 1677




§ I

The evangelical trumpet resounds in various territories of Philipinas,
and especially in the ridges of Linao, and in the mountains of Cagayàn,
in the island of Mindanào, by the means of our missionaries; and many
heathens are converted to the Christian religion.

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

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