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Ignacia del Espiritu Santo

Ignacia del Espíritu Santo (b. 1663 - d. September 10, 1748) was the founder of the Religious of the Virgin Mary (RVM) that made her the first Filipina religious organizer. Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo was born in Manila, Philippines in 1663. She was the daughter of Jusepe Iuco, a Chinese immigrant from Amoy, China, and of María Jerónima, a native Filipina. She was the eldest of four children.

Ignacia was baptized on March 4, 1663 at Holy Kings Parish, and spent her childhood in Binondo, Manila. She refused her parents' request to marry, instead Ignacia sought spiritual direction from Fr. Paul Klein...read more

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Revisiting our Churches

The Malolos Cathedral, also known as Basilica Minore dela Inmaculada Concepcion, served as the first presidential quarters of General Emilio Aguinaldo, president of the First Philippine Republic. During Aguinaldo's presidency, Malolos, particularly the Cathedral, was the seat of the government.

From September 10, 1898, until March 29, 1899, the convent of Malolos Cathedral served as the Palacio Presidencial de Aguinaldo or the Seat of the Aguinaldo’s Presidency of the First Republic of the Philippines. On March 31, 1899, while General Aguinaldo and his men were fleeing from the Americans, Aguinaldo ordered it burned to the ground as part of his scorched earth policy. Pope John Paul II declared the cathedral “Basilica Minore of the Immaculate Conception on Dec. 4, 1999” in recognition of the Bulakeños great love for Virgin Mary.

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