Badoc Basilica

The Saint John the Baptist Basilica, also known as the Shrine of La Virgen Milagrosa de Badoc, is a Roman Catholic church in Badoc, in the northern Philippine province of Ilocos Norte. The basilica houses the Virgin Milagrosa statue of the Virgin Mary. It is dedicated to John the Baptist and has the title of a minor basilica since 2018. It was built in the 17th century in the Baroque style.[1]

Badoc Basilica
  • Minor Basilica of St. John the Baptist
  • Basílica Menor de San Juan Bautista
The basilica in 2013
Badoc Basilica is located in Luzon
Badoc Basilica
Badoc Basilica
Badoc Basilica is located in Philippines
Badoc Basilica
Badoc Basilica
17°55′41″N 120°28′30″E
LocationBadoc, Ilocos Norte
CountryPhilippines
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
StatusMinor Basilica
DedicationSt. John the Baptist
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeChurch building
StyleBaroque
Administration
ProvinceIlocos Norte
ArchdioceseNueva Segovia
DioceseLaoag
Clergy
ArchbishopMario Peralta
Bishop(s)Renato Pine Mayugba
Priest(s)Frederick Astudillo

History

The architect of the church is Brother Antonio Estavillo, OSA, who also built the Church of St. Augustine in Paoay, which is recognized as a world heritage site. It is one of the eleven Baroque Fil Hispanic churches in Ilocos Norte. The side walls of the single-nave church are reinforced with massive buttress walls to protect against earthquakes. To the left of the entrance to the church is a bell tower.

The church was converted into a parish church in 1714 when it was separated from the parish of St. Nicholas of Tolentino (now also a basilica) in Sinait.[2] In November 2018 the elevation of the church to a basilica minor was announced.[2]

Virgen Milagrosa
The canonically crowned image of Our Lady of Badoc

As a Marian shrine, the church houses the statue of the miraculous Virgin Mary, the Virgen Milagrosa. The story traces the life-size statue back to Nagasaki in Japan. It is said to have been given to the sea by Christians in Japan who were in secret because of the persecution during the Tokugawa regime, along with a miraculous statue of Christ of the Black Nazarene. The statues came ashore in 1620 at Paguetpet on the border between Sinait and Badoc..[2] The statue of Mary came to Badoc, the statue of Christ to Sinait. The statue of the Virgin Mary was canonically crowned in May 31, 2018.[3]

References
  1. Basilica of San Juan Bautista auf gcatholic.org
  2. "Laoag diocese sets date for Badoc church's declaration as minor basilica". 2018-12-27. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
  3. "'Patroness of Ilocos Norte' to be pontifically crowned". CBCPNews. 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
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