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Église Saint-Paul
St. Paul's Church or St Paul's Church or any variation thereof may refer to: Australia *St Paul's Church, Adelaide, once an Anglican church in the city *Church of St Paul, Talbingo, multi-faith church in the Snowy Mountains Belgium * St. Paul's Church, Antwerp Canada * St. Paul's, Bloor Street, Toronto, Ontario * St. Paul's Church (Halifax), Canada's oldest Protestant church * St. Paul's Eastern United Church, Ottawa, Ontario * St. Paul's Presbyterian Church (Peterborough, Ontario) * St. Paul's Presbyterian Church (Leaskdale), Ontario * St. Paul's Anglican Church (Dawson City), a National Historic Site of Canada Chile * St. Paul's Cathedral (Valparaíso), St. Paul's Anglican Church (Valparaíso) China * St. Paul's Church, Nanjing Denmark * St. Paul's Church, Aarhus * St. Paul's Church, Bornholm * St. Paul's Church, Copenhagen * St. Paul's Church, Hadsten Finland * St. Paul's Church, Helsinki France * * , Paris * Église Saint-Paul de Lyon * Saint-Paul-Saint-L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Paul's Church, Adelaide
St Paul's Church was an Anglican church on Pulteney Street, Adelaide, on the northeast corner of Pulteney and Flinders streets. It was built adjacent to the Pulteney Street School, predecessor of today's Pulteney Grammar School. The building still stands, and has been used as an entertainment venue. History In July 1855 Rev. A. R. Russell, rector of St John's Anglican church in the south-east of the city, recognising that his church was located some distance from the centre of population in the north-east, began holding services in the Pulteney Street School at the intersection of Pulteney and Flinders streets. On 15 April 1856 the foundation stone of a church, adjacent to the school, was laid by Richard Graves MacDonnell, Governor MacDonnell. Edmund W. Wright was selected to design the structure, in Early English Gothic style, and William Bundy the builder. Construction proceeded as funds became available, commencing with £200 from "Captain" William Allen (philanthropist), Willia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Paul's Church, Auckland
St Paul's Church is an historic Anglicanism, Anglican church, located on Symonds Street near the University of Auckland and Auckland University of Technology, in the Auckland CBD, central business district of Auckland, New Zealand. The church is the longest established parish in the city and has one of the largest Anglican congregations in Australasia. The St Paul's foundation stone was laid by William Hobson, Governor William Hobson on 28 July 1841 and the first service was held on 7 May 1843. St Paul's also served as Auckland's Cathedral for over 40 years. The third and current building was formally consecrated by William Cowie (bishop), Bishop William Cowie on 1 November 1895, and is now registered as a List of category 1 historic places in Auckland, Category I Historic Place by Heritage New Zealand. History Early history Now occupying its third building, St Paul's is known as the Mother church, 'Mother Church' of Auckland as it is the oldest church community in the city a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buhi, Camarines Sur
Buhi, officially the Municipality of Buhi (Albay Bikol language, Buhinon: ''Banwaan nya Buhi''; Rinconada Bikol language, Rinconada Bikol: ''Banwāan ka Buhi''; Tagalog language, Tagalog: ''Bayan ng Buhi''), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 81,306 people. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Lake Buhi is home to the world's smallest edible fish locally known as "Sinarapan". Buhi is not just known for Lake Buhi but it is likewise the home to the world's smallest commercial fish locally known as the ''sinarapan'' (''Mystychtis luzonensis''). History The town known today as Buhi began as a small settlement by refugees fleeing the outrage of Mayon Volcano hundreds of years ago. These people founded a permanent settlement in an area close to the lake and flourished as time passed. The general Emigration, exodus of people fleeing and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cauayan, Negros Occidental
Cauayan, officially the Municipality of Cauayan (; ), is a municipality and the most populous municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 108,480 people. Making it the most populated out of the 19 municipalities in Negros Occidental. History Before the Spaniards came to Negros, this town was a wilderness and local indigenous people dwelling there depended on hunting and fishing. The site from where the town began was covered with bamboo thickets called ''kawáyan'' in the Hiligaynon language, hence the name "Cauayan" (pronounced ''kawayán'', "place where bamboo grows abundantly"). In 1822, Cauayan was formally founded by Don Vicente Paulo Decena, believed to have come from Cebu. During the Spanish era, a seat for the municipal government was sought. Guiljungan, Cauayan and Isio were candidates but Isio prevailed as it was more populated. It received the honor of being the center of government although ''g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manapla
Manapla, officially the Municipality of Manapla, is a municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 55,083 people. The town is notable for its signature delicacies '' puto'' and ''pinasugbo''. Manapla is from Bacolod. Etymology The town got its name from Crispula Santillan-Gallo, also fondly called by the residents as "Manang Pula", the wife of the town's first appointed ''capitan municipal'' Bernardo Gallo. Manang Pula was a known respected elder in the locality and foremost influential faithful of the ''Iglesia Filipina Independiente''. The town name was later shortened to "Manapla" which was carried on until present. The town celebrates the "Manang Pula Festival" every August 16 which also coincides with the feast day of the town's patronal saint, Saint Roch (''San Roque''). Geography Barangays Manapla is politically subdivided into 12 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paranas
Paranas, officially the Municipality of Paranas (; ), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,374 people. It was formerly known as Wright named after American Governor-General Luke E. Wright. Many of the townsfolk work or attend school in nearby Catbalogan. Trade is also prevalent with Calbayog farther north. A part of Paranas is devoted to a nature reserve watershed designated as such by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. History A strip of sand bordering along the coast of the Maqueda Bay, nestling at the foot of a hill which shields it from floods and storms was inhibited by a few natives who engaged in fishing and farming. As time went on, the number of people increased. More and better houses were built and a village was farming. So it attracted many people to trade with the natives and to dwell in it. The trees along the line of sand were cut down and a street was la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ormoc
Ormoc (IPA: oɾˈmok, officially the City of Ormoc (; ; ), is a independent component city in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 230,998 inhabitants, making it the second most-populous city in the province of Leyte after the provincial capital of Tacloban. Ormoc is the economic, cultural, commercial and transportation hub of western Leyte. Ormoc is an independent component city, not subject to regulation from the Provincial Government of Leyte. However, the city is part of the 4th Congressional District of Leyte together with Albuera, Kananga, Merida, Palompon and Isabel, and statistically grouped under the province by the Philippine Statistics Authority. On November 8, 2013, the city was extensively damaged by Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), having previously suffered severe destruction and loss of life in 1991 from torrential flooding during Tropical Storm Thelma (Uring). Etymology The city's name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hinunangan
Hinunangan, officially the Municipality of Hinunangan ( Kabalian: ''Lungsod san Hinunangan''; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,149 people. Hinunangan is known as the "Rice Granary of the Province" for its vast plain land that is entirely planted with rice. Hinunangan has great potential for tourism because of its beautiful sandy beaches and islands. The town is also a producer of rattan and wood-based furniture, abaca handicraft items, pineapple, vegetables, other forest products, and bamboo furniture. It has a potential for mineral water and root crop processing and copper mining. Hinunangan is also known as a major gateway in Leyte because of its near proximity to Tacloban City. The opening of Abuyog– Silago Road cuts travel time from Tacloban by half from the previous 6 hours to less than 3 hours. It is also the place in Southern Leyte with the most immigrants from Europe and North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quezon City
Quezon City (, ; ), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read and pronounced in Filipino language, Filipino as Kyusi), is the richest and List of cities in the Philippines, most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 2,960,048 people. It was founded on October 12, 1939, and was named after Manuel L. Quezon, the second president of the Philippines. Quezon City served as the capital of the Philippines from 1948 until 1976, when the designation was returned to Manila. The city was intended to be the Capital of the Philippines, national capital of the Philippines that would replace Manila, as the latter was suffering from overcrowding, lack of housing, poor sanitation, and traffic congestion. To create Quezon City, several barrios were carved out from the towns of Caloocan, Marikina, San Juan, Metro Manila, San Juan and Pasig, in addition to the eight vast estates the Government of the Philippines, Philippine government purcha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vigan
Vigan, officially the City of Vigan (; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and capital of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 53,935 people. Located on the western coast of the large island of Luzon, facing the South China Sea, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and it is one of the few Spanish colonial towns left in the Philippines whose old structures have mostly remained intact. It is well known for its sett (paving), sett pavements and a unique architecture of the Spanish Philippines colonial era which fuses native Philippine and Oriental building designs and construction, with colonial Spanish architecture that is still abundant in the area, mainly the bahay na bato houses and an Earthquake Baroque church. Former Philippine president Elpidio Quirino, the sixth president of the Philippines, was born in Vigan, at the former location of the Provincial Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vigan Cathedral
The Metropolitan Cathedral and Parish of the Conversion of Saint Paul, commonly known as Vigan Cathedral, is a Catholic Church in the Philippines, Roman Catholic cathedral in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. It contains the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia cathedra. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site declaration for the ''Historic Town of Vigan'' in 1999. History When Juan de Salcedo came to Vigan, he renamed the town to Villa Fernandina in honor of the young son of King Philip II of Spain, Philip II. Upon the orders of Salcedo in 1574, the first temporary church of Vigan was built out of wood and thatch. With Salcedo is Augustinians, Augustinian priest Alonso de Alvarado who first attempted to Christianize the Ilocos region. The need to construct a permanent church and convent in Vigan was decided by the Augustinian Chapter on April 30, 1575. It became the first parish in Northern Luzon. The plans to construct the church failed since in 1577, the Augustinians vacated Ilo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bingawan, Iloilo
Bingawan, officially the Municipality of Bingawan (, ), is a municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 16,164 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province. Bingawan is from Iloilo City and from Roxas City. History During the decade of the Spanish regime, many Filipinos who fled from the Spanish atrocities retreated to remote places to hide. Particular places worthy of note were the hillsides of Quinangyana (along its creek), Maldespina and Kinalyan. In order for the people to survive, they made farms using the kaingin system and hunted animals for food. Two settlements were established: one in Maldespina (now Bingawan Cemetery) and the other on the hilltop at Kinalyan near Quinangyana. When the revolution broke out in 1896, some Filipinos from Calinog, Dumalag, and Tapaz fled to the aforementioned places. In 1900, a big group of evacuees from Calinog arrived and joined those who were hidin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
