The Divine Mercy Shrine is a Roman Catholic monument in El Salvador, Misamis Oriental, Philippines.[1] It features a 50-foot (15 m) statue[2][3] of Jesus as the Divine Mercy as the focal point of Divine Mercy Hills, a tract of land overlooking Macajalar Bay on the island of Mindanao.[4][5]
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| Location | Divine Mercy Hills, PSB-Ulaliman, El Salvador, Misamis Oriental, Philippines |
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| Dedicated to | Divine Mercy |
The nine-hectare (22-acre) land for the Shrine was purchased for a nominal amount and the complex was paid for by donations.[6] The shrine was completed in 2008 and serves as a pilgrimage site for Divine Mercy devotees.[4][3]
Gallery
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200 steps up to reach the top where the statue is located -
View from Divine Mercy Hills
See also
edit- List of statues of Jesus
- List of tallest statues
- Divine Mercy Sanctuary (Kraków)
- Cristo Redentor, an iconic statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Lux Mundi, a large statue of Christ in the United States of America
- Saint Faustyna Kowalska
- National Shrine of The Divine Mercy, Philippines
References
edit- ^ sparksph (2021-12-12). "The Divine Mercy Shrine in Cagayan De Oro". Suroy.ph. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
- ^ "Statue of The Divine Mercy Dedicated in Philippines". www.thedivinemercy.org. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
- ^ a b Andrade, Angelo (April 21, 2017). "Thousands of devotees to join Divine Mercy feast in Misamis Oriental". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on April 21, 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ a b BusinessWeek Mindanao 26 August 2011: "DIVINE MERCY SHRINE in Misamis Oriental celebrates Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary" [1] Archived 2018-03-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ CBCP News (Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines) March 28, 2008: "Divine Mercy Sunday in Mindanao" [2][usurped]
- ^ SunStar, Cagayan de Oro August 4, 2011: "For the Glory of God" by Guerrero A. Adaza [3][permanent dead link]
External links
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Media related to Divine Mercy Shrine (Misamis Oriental) at Wikimedia Commons
