The Basílica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebú, alternatively known as the Minor Basilica of the Holy Child and simply the Santo Niño Basilica, is a minor basilica in Cebu City in the Philippines that was founded in 1565 by Fray Andrés de Urdaneta and Fray Diego de Herrera. It is the oldest Roman Catholic church in the country, allegedly built on the spot where the image of the Santo Niño de Cebú was found during the expedition of Miguel López de Legazpi.
The basilica in January 2024
The Basilica in 1904
Historical marker of the Philippine Historical Commission (present-day NHCP)
The church after the 2013 Bohol earthquake.
Cebu City, officially the City of Cebu, is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines. It is the capital of the province of Cebu, where it is geographically located but is one of three cities that are administratively independent of the provincial government. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 964,169 people, making it the sixth-most populated city in the nation and the most populous in the Visayas.
Logo and Wordmark
Image: Cebu Business Park skyscrapers view from Luz (Cebu City; 01 16 2024)
Image: Cross of Magellan Cebu City
Image: Cebu Cathedral (front view), Jan 2024