Iglesia ni Cristo (INC)

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La Loma, Quezon City

photos by Carinoza

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The National Shrine of St. Joseph in Mandaue City, Cebu

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Originally Posted by OtAkAw

Good thing they decided to act against the flooding problem. Floods can get pretty bad in that area, waist-high at most if rains are severe.

The Kapampangan brethren are some of the most steadfast. There was a time when the dike broke. Still the brethren came by boats and the worship service held at the balcony. At present, the ground level has been raised by 2.5 meters so flooding won't be a problem anymore.

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Legazpi City, Albay

Photos from Ariel Javelosa photography

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Cebu City, Cebu

Photo by Neil Badillo at Flickr

Photo by Alvinbai at Flickr

Photo by laz'andre at Flickr

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Originally Posted by Pacific_leopard

the octagonal windows are of the Chinese influence like that of a BaGua mirror since eight is considered a fortuitous number . The onion Domes are that of the Muslims. The carved plaques in in front of the church are possibly of Muslim influence too.

Carcar's Onion domes was intentionally built because of the Moro raiders. the pirates would believe that Carcar is a Moro town since the tower looming over it is like that of their Mosques.

Caveat !

Spain has a long tradition of Islamic architecture and the Spanish form was exemplified in the Mudejar style, which is a mix of various styles including its Islamic heritage. The onion domes are also used in Europe. Kremlin has a great number of these domes, particularly the dome of St Basil.

The raiders know their geography too well that they will not be fooled even by the onion domes. Besides, the mosques in Mindanao and Sulu were capped by a super-imposed pyramidal style until these were renovated using the onion-domes of the Middle East during the 20th-century.

Anyway, its high time we start rewriting and analyzing a second time our history.

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sabagay Churches in Austria and Romania are fond of using Mudejar influences... and that Southern Spain was and still is Islamic. Thanks for that info.

Maybe historians did exaggerate the idea of having Mudejar art in the country,.

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Magnificent pictures, Igan. I was stunned when I saw those. But I noticed that the pics are better than what we have actually seen when we went there. That church is poorly maintained. I really felt sad about its condition. But I was really ecstatic when I saw Taal town. It has a lot of colonial houses. Very nice indeed!

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New Era, City of San Fernando, Pampanga

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Dau, Mabalacat, Pampanga

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Clarkview, Angeles City, Pampanga

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Marisol, Angeles City, Pampanga

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Lourdes, Angeles City, Pampanga

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sayan ganda panaman pero ang laging napapansin ko yung mga kable

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Originally Posted by icarus-rising

I agree. Kapampangans are pretty intense when it comes to their faith and practice. It's also in San Fernando where we see some people who have themselves nailed to the cross during the Catholic Lent.

The Mount Pinatubo eruption was one of the greatest trials that the people of Pampanga ever faced. Yet, whenever I go there, I always feel the generousity of the people inspite of whatever they may have gone through life.

I agree that most kapangpangans are very steadfast in their catholic faith, but curious lang ako, kasi dito rin sa area na to (pampanga/tarlac) that the INC has the most adherents (outside MM of course). they are not as strong as in other regions.

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Tarlac City, Tarlac

Originally Posted by tigs

sayan ganda panaman pero ang laging napapansin ko yung mga kable

Exactly my sentiments, Tigs. Hirap kaya kumuha ng anggulo pag madaming kable. It's a Philippine reality that we'd have to contend with as of the present. Perhaps in the future, our power providing/distributing corporations can do away with hanging cables and bury them underground instead. They mire the beauty of our cities and towns.

I've seen some US-built/renovated pictures of kapilyas and they have those wires too. Except that maybe the bigger sizes of the lots allow for angles that avoid showing the wires.

Originally Posted by papable

I agree that most kapangpangans are very steadfast in their catholic faith, but curious lang ako, kasi dito rin sa area na to (pampanga/tarlac) that the INC has the most adherents (outside MM of course). they are not as strong as in other regions.

I do not have the figures to support your observation though I think Pampanga and Tarlac would be among the biggest districts in terms of the number of locale congregations. One factor could be that these areas are relatively more thickly populated and that the Church has been propagating in these areas far longer than in the other regions.

The INC started propagating in Tarlac in 1922 and as of January 2007, Tarlac has had 156 locale congregations and 11 extensions (budding locales) spread in the 17 towns of the province (Pasugo January 2007 issue). The INC gained foothold in Pampanga in 1918 (Pasugo January 2004 issue). It had 117 locales and 15 extensions in the 20 towns and cities of the province at the time of the magazine's publication. Despite the trials brought about by the Mount Pinatubo eruption, 26 new locale congregations and 17 new extensions were added to the Pampanga district from 1991 to 2004.

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Laoag City, Ilocos Norte (on J. Rizal St., Brgy San Lorenzo)

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Bagong Buhay, Rodriguez, Rizal (Phase 1 Lot 2, Sub-Urban Village, San Jose)

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Veterans Village, Quezon City (on Veterans Avenue, Bgy. Holy Spirit)

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Makiling, Calamba City, Laguna (on the National Road, Bgy. Makiling)