EL SALVADOR
NOPE! It’s not the one where millions and millions of people come and enjoy the magnificent El Savador Statue at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil! For Jesus Christ sake, El Savadorians made me having goose bumps throughout my visitation period at their 50-foot Divine Mercy Statue overlooking Macajalar Bay and serves as a pilgrimage site for the devotees of the Divine Mercy and situated on 11.8 hectares! YES! PSB-Ulaliman, El Salvador of Misamis Oriental is, indeed, one of the nation’s prides.
The Archdiocesan Shrine of Divine Mercy was inaugurated last September 8, 2008 concurrent to the birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary by Archbishop Antonio J. Ledesma, D.D. Sculpted by Mr. Nick Reyes (Professional Fee = ₱250,000.00), Fine Arts Graduate in UP, is from Angeles City,Pampanga.
The halo of the 50-foot Divine Mercy Statue (costed ₱22,000,000.00) is a stained glass. The blood and water which flowed out from the heart of Jesus are alternating stained glass and tiles. At the heart is a hidden niche with a life-size-statue of Saint Sister Faustina. Engraved lettering that reads “JESUS I TRUST IN YOU” and a cascading water can be found at the base-foot. The healing chapel, rated
₱5,000,000.00, is also found at the base of the Divine Mercy Statue. On one side is the little-larger-than-life statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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