March 31, 1521:“The 1st Catholic mass in Limasawa” (Painter:Botong Francisco)

The first Catholic mass in the Philippines was on Easter Sunday of March 31, 1521 officiated by Father Pedro de Valderrama in the shore of a town islet named as Limasawa in the tip of Southern Leyte. Limasawa is dubbed as the birthplace of Roman Catholicism in the Philippines. Landing on Philippine shores: When Ferdinand…

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