Shrine and Pilgrim Center with a Tower of Light | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
Province | Cebu |
Location | |
Location | Limasawa, Southern Leyte, Philippines |
Country | Philippines |
Architecture | |
Groundbreaking | February 2020 |
Completed | March 2022 (projected) |
The Shrine and Pilgrim Center with a Tower of Light is a 7-storey building under construction in Limasawa, Southern Leyte which is intended to be a Roman Catholic pilgrimage site.
As part of the 500th anniversary of the introduction of Christianity in the Philippines, the Diocese of Maasin initiated a project to build a pilgrimage site in Magallanes village in the municipality island of Limasawa, with the town also recognized as the site of the first mass in the Philippines. [1] The project was first announced as early as 2019. [2] Funding for the project came from donations. [3]
Groundbreaking for the project was held in February 2020 in a rite led by the diocese's Bishop Prescioso Cantillas [1] and is scheduled to be finish prior to the end of the 2021 Quincentennial Commemorations in March 2022. [4]
The Shrine and Pilgrim Center with a Tower of Light will serve as a monument dedicated to the First Mass in the Philippines. It will also serve as a museum, featuring exhibits related to the historic mass. [2]