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| EDSA Shrine | |
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| National Shrine of Mary, Queen of Peace[1] | |
_01.JPG) The church besideRobinsons Galleria inOrtigas Center | |
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| 14°35′32″N121°03′31″E / 14.59222°N 121.05861°E /14.59222; 121.05861 | |
| Location | EDSA (C-4) cornerOrtigas Avenue, Ugong Norte,Quezon City |
| Country | Philippines |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Status | Complete |
| Founded | December 8, 1989 (1989-12-08) |
| Dedication | Mary, Queen of Peace |
| Dedicated | December 15, 1989 (1989-12-15) |
| Consecrated | December 15, 1989 (1989-12-15) |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Important Cultural Property |
| Designated | 2019 |
| Architect(s) | Francisco Mañosa |
| Architectural type | Church building |
| Years built | 1989 |
| Completed | December 8, 1989 (1989-12-08) |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Manila |
| Deanery | Saint John the Baptist[3] |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Rev. Fr. Jerome Secillano |
TheNational Shrine of Mary, Queen of Peace, also known asMary, Queen of Peace Shrine,Our Lady of Peace Quasi-Parish and commonly known as theEDSA Shrine, is a smallchurch of theArchdiocese of Manila located at the intersection ofOrtigas Avenue andEpifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) in Barangay Ugong Norte,Quezon City, Philippines. It is a declared Important Cultural Property by theNational Commission for Culture and the Arts.[2] Built in 1989 on donated land to commemorate thePeople Power Revolution, the shrine is the site of two peaceful demonstrations that toppledPresidentsFerdinand Marcos in 1986, andJoseph Estrada (theEDSA Revolution of 2001 or EDSA II). The EDSA Shrine is the northernmost tip of theOrtigas Center, a financial and commercial district occupying large tracts of land inQuezon City,Mandaluyong, andPasig.
Cardinal-ArchbishopJaime Sin proposed the construction of a commemorative shrine two days after theMarcos family went into exile following thePeople Power Revolution of February 1986 which saw the deposing of PresidentFerdinand Marcos, the end ofhis authoritarian regime and the installation ofCorazon Aquino as his successor. Sin made the proposal as an act of thanksgiving to theVirgin Mary to whom devout Catholics attribute the success of the peaceful revolution.[4] The “Rosary miracle” honors the HolyRosary of Our Lady of EDSA's role in the peaceful victory.[5]
The concept for a commemorative shrine developed when Sin and Bishop Gabriel Reyes were en route toCamp Aguinaldo to preside a Thanksgiving Mass. At a corner ofEpifanio de los Santos andOrtigas Avenues, Reyes pointed out to Sin the site where a group of protesters, which included Catholic religious sisters, offered flowers to soldiers during the revolution. At an empty lot nearby stood two billboards that featuredadvertisements by theFamily Rosary Crusade. The billboards showed the image of the Virgin Mary along with the slogans "The family that prays together stays together" and "A world at prayer is a world at peace". The two clergymen concluded that the success of the revolution was a miracle that could be attributed to the intercession of the Virgin Mary. They compared the EDSA event to the success of theBattle of Lepanto andBattles of La Naval de Manila which also both ended in victories for the Catholic belligerents (i.e., the Venetians and Spaniards in Lepanto against the MuslimOttomans and the Spaniards against the Protestant Dutch forces in Manila).[6]
Cardinal Sin convinced the Ortigas and Gokongwei family to donate the corner lot where the EDSA Shrine now stands today[4] The shrine was initially planned to be built insideCamp Crame, but plans were scrapped because churches built on government-owned property had to beecumenical in nature.[7]
EDSA Shrine was then constructed withFrancisco Mañosa as architect.Leandro Locsin and William Coscolluela was also involved with the preparatory work of the building.[4] The construction was almost finished by November 1989 and the shrine was set to be inaugurated by December 8, 1989, the date of theFeast of the Immaculate Conception. However such plans were interrupted bya coup attempt which began on November 29, 1989[6] by theReform the Armed Forces Movement against PresidentCorazon Aquino.
The coup attempt ended on December 7, 1989, and the inauguration went as planned which was never postponed by Cardinal Sin. The church was consecrated on December 15, 1989, and dedicated to the Virgin Mary on the same date.[6]Socrates Villegas, then a priest, was installed as the church's first rector.[8]
When theSecond EDSA Revolution was successful in deposing PresidentJoseph Estrada in January 2001, Cardinal Sin declared the EDSA Shrine as holy ground, crediting the Virgin Mary to the event. A marker was installed on the anniversary of the 1986 People Power Revolution recognizing the shrine as a "Holy Ground".[8] At thefacade is set of sculptures recalling the events of the First and Second People Power Revolutions, the latter which was held there at the shrine.
Other rallies and demonstrations held in the shrine were:Pro-Estrada rally (April 25 – May 1, 2001), protests againstReproductive Health Bill (August 4, 2012),EDSA Tayo rally againstpork barrel (September 7, 2013),2015 Iglesia ni Cristo protests (August 27–31, 2015) andLord, Heal Our Land con-celebrated mass (November 5, 2017). In 2019, theNational Commission for Culture and the Arts declared the church as an Important Cultural Property.[9]
On February 26, 2024, during Mass at the EDSA Shrine to mark the 38th anniversary of the People Power Revolution, BishopPablo Virgilio David, president of theCatholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), stated that the EDSA Shrine was not only for theArchdiocese of Manila but for the entire country.[1] On January 25, 2025, the CPCP was formally elevated to the status of a National Shrine.[10]
Our Lady of Peace,Mother of Peace,Queen of Peace orOur Lady Queen of Peace is atitle of theBlessed Virgin Mary in theCatholic Church. She is represented in art holding adove and anolive branch – both traditional symbols ofpeace. The patronal image for this particular shrine is unique, as its design follows that of the statue atop the shrine roof. Mary, crowned and clad in golden robes, has her arms outstretched and herImmaculate Heart exposed, while two or three white doves rest at her hands and feet.
Her officialmemorial in theGeneral Roman Calendar is on July 9 in the universal Church except forHawaii and some churches in theUnited States, where it is kept on January 24.
Francisco Mañosa was responsible for the architectural and structural design of the EDSA Shrine.[4] TheNational Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCAA) described Mañosa's take on the building's design as a "modern take onFilipino architecture and adaptation of tropical architecture". The building is also noted for its "neovernacular" style and its distinguished "native architectural forms and indigenous materials" by architecture historian Gerard Lico.[9]
The EDSA Shrine's design consisted of apromenade, the People's Plaza, with a statue of the Virgin Mary sculpted byVirginia Ty-Navarro as its focal point, and an underground church which was inspired from theCathedral of Brasília.[7]
Mañosa envisioned a different design from the existing building. The architect's vision for the shrine, which he dubbed as the "People's Basilica" is derived from the concept of thebahay kubo but on a larger scale. The initial design called for the use of sevenpitched roofs clustered together which framed a statue of the Virgin Mary. However one influential member of the committee objected to the design preferring aSpanish colonial design for the EDSA Shrine which caused Mañosa to withdraw from the project but was convinced by Cardinal Jaime Sin to remain committed to the project and made the design for the current building.[7]
| Our Lady of EDSA | |
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| Artist | Virginia Ty-Navarro |
| Year | 1989 |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Subject | Virgin Mary, under thetitle "Our Lady of EDSA, Queen of Peace" |
| Dimensions | 10.7 m × 3.5 m (35 ft × 11 ft)[11] |
| Weight | 8 t (8,000 kg) |
| Location | EDSA Shrine,Quezon City |
The sculpture of theVirgin Mary as the Our Lady of EDSA, Queen of Peace is a prominent feature of the EDSA Shrine. The committee behind the construction of the EDSA Shrine commissioned sculptorVirginia Ty-Navarro for the sculpture.Napoleon Abueva was initially considered for the sculpture design but Abueva was recovering from a stroke at that time. Manny Casal was the second choice who proposed a marble sculpture of the Virgin Mary with open arms comforting people of various backgrounds; lay people, clergy, children, and soldiers. Casal intended the sculpture to be done on-site. Abueva and Casal while not selected to sculpt the shrine's main sculpture contributed other works installed within the shrine grounds.[7]
Ty-Navarro sculpted the Virgin Mary sculpture in her studio inSan Juan. The sculpture was transported to the shrine by helicopter with assistance from theUnited States embassy due to Ty-Navarro not anticipating that the road to the shrine is too narrow for the sculpture.[7]
| Name | Tenure |
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| Socrates Villegas | December 8, 1989 – July 3, 2004 |
| Victor Apacible | 2004 – 2008 |
| Leo Nilo Mangussad | 2004 – 2015 |
| Lazaro Abaco | July 1, 2015 – 2022 |
| Jerome Secillano | 2022 –incumbent |
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