Badoc_Basilica

Badoc Basilica

Badoc Basilica

Roman Catholic church in Ilocos Norte, Philippines

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 province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. 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]

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History

Church interior in 2013

The architect of the Badoc Basilica is Brother Antonio Estavillo, OSA, who also built the Church of St. Augustine in Paoay, which is recognized as a world heritage site. The basilica is one of the eleven Baroque Filipino-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]

Fr. Sonny Umali de Armas of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio received from Laoag Bishop Renato Pine Mayugba and Fr. Freddie Astudillo, rector of the Minor Basilica of Badoc, a three-foot replica of the 400-year-old image of La Virgen Milagrosa de Badoc. Apo Badoc was also brought to Heilbronn, Rome, Copenhagen and finally to Milan on February 11, 2024. The Apo Badoc devotion is also observed in Santa Pudenziana and San Gabriele Arcangelo all'Acqua Traversa, Rome (2019) and in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart in Heilbronn.[4][5]

References

  1. [1]
    Basilica of San Juan Bautista auf gcatholic.org
  2. [2]
    "Laoag diocese sets date for Badoc church's declaration as minor basilica". 2018-12-27. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
  3. [3]
    "'Patroness of Ilocos Norte' to be pontifically crowned". CBCPNews. 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
  4. [4]
    Esmaquell, Paterno (February 13, 2024). "Apo Badoc, patroness of Ilocos Norte, finds home in 4th European city". Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  5. [5]
    Luz, Buena (February 11, 2024). "Another Italian city is home to 'Apo Badoc'". Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
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