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Built in 1989 on donated land to commemorate the People Power Revolution, the shrine is the site of two peaceful demonstrations that toppled Presidents Ferdinand Marcos (the People Power Revolution or EDSA I) in 1986, and Joseph Estrada (the EDSA Revolution of 2001 or EDSA II).
- December 8, 1989
- Catholic
The Story of EDSA Shrine. About EDSA Shrine. The idea of a shrine of peace to serve as a memorial of the People Power Revolution came as an inspired thought to His Eminence Jaime Cardinal Sin two days after the dictator fled to exile in Hawaii. The Cardinal was riding in the car together with Bishop Gabriel Reyes, then Auxiliary Bishop of ...
Shrine of Mary, Queen of Peace, Our Lady of EDSA (EDSA Shrine) Rector: Rev. Fr. Jerome R. Secillano Attached Priests: Rev. Fr. Matthieu Da... The Story of EDSA Shrine The idea of a shrine of peace to serve as a memorial of the People Power Revolution came as an inspired thought to His Eminence Jaime Cardi...
Feb 24, 2015 · Another product of the EDSA Revolution is the Our Lady of EDSA Shrine, located at the crossroads of EDSA and Ortigas Avenue. It was built by grateful Filipinos to honor the Virgin Mary for her protection and guidance during the world-renowned bloodless ouster of the Marcos dictatorship that led to the return of democracy in the Philippines. The ...
Feb 25, 2017 · The original site for Edsa Shrine was in Camp Crame. ADVERTISEMENT. When Cardinal Sin approached Bobby with the project, the proposed site was a 5,000 sqm plot of land inside Camp Crame. It turned out however that any church built on government land had to be ecumenical—it could not be just Catholic.
On December 15, 1989, the EDSA Shrine was established with then Rev. Fr. Socrates B. Villegas as Rector. Since then, the Church has grown with the help of volunteers who now have formally organized themselves into the EDSA Shrine Community.
Feb 24, 2023 · edsa shrine Built in 1989 as the first monument of the peaceful revolution, the Shrine of Mary, Queen of Peace, Our Lady of EDSA, or popularly known as the EDSA Shrine, was designed by National Artist for Architecture, Francisco “Bobby” Mañosa, with preparatory work from National Artist for Architecture, Leandro Locsin, and Architect ...
