Intramuros Learning Sessions Episode 26
Friday, August 21, 2020 | 3 PM – 4:30 PM
Intramuros Administration
5th Floor Palacio del Gobernador, General Luna Street cor. Aduana Street, Intramuros, Philippines
Mark your calendars for Episode 26 of the Intramuros Learning Sessions with Prof. Romeo B. Galang, Jr.
This presentation gives an overview of the Santo Domingo Church and Convent, the motherhouse of Dominican Province of Santisimo del Rosario in Asia during Spanish period until 1972. It was founded in 1587 when a group of Spanish Dominicans arrived in the Philippines from Mexico. It is a history of construction and destruction, as each completed structure eventually succumbed to disasters, only to be rebuilt again and again, but bigger and stronger than the one preceding it. From the first, humble structure built from bamboo, wood and nipa, it eventually became the second largest church in Intramuros, upon the completion of the fifth structure, a neo-gothic church of brick and stone.
The convent and church was also renowned for the image of Our Lady of the Rosary, which the Dominicans brought with them in 1587. Another image was commissioned by Governor-General Luis Perez Dasmariñas around 1593. The ivory image was subsequently referred to as La Naval, in commemoration of the Spaniards’ victory in the naval battles of 1644, which was attributed to the miraculous intervention of Our Lady. The La Naval and Good Friday processions drew people to the Dominican Church in Intramuros, until it was bombed in 1941.
The learning session is FREE of charge and can be viewed through Zoom (first 100) or Facebook Live.
Due to the number of pre-registered participants who failed to show up during the previous sessions, we will be posting the registration link and password AN HOUR BEFORE the session on this event page.
The waiting room will be open 5 minutes before the session. Entering the room will be on a first come, first served basis. You will not be able to enter once it is full. Only the first 100 will be accommodated.
Only those who are successful in entering the Zoom session and have completed viewing the lecture from start to finish, shall receive a certificate online after accomplishing the feedback form.
