Kalibo
Cathedral, officially known as Cathedral of St. John the Baptist was constructed
in 1804 after moving from it's original location in Barrio Laguinbanwa in
Numancia.
It was said
to be reconstructed from 1993 to 1997 following the 7.1 earthquake that hit the
province. New brick can be seen on the walls of the church but there still
remnants of old bricks in some of the places.
Even though
Kalibo celebrates the Ati-Atihan as an honor to the Sto. Nino, its principal
patron is really St. John the Baptist. A feast is celebrated in his honor every
24th of June.
Kalibo
Cathedral is home to one of the shrines in Aklan, the Shrine of Sto. Nino. The shrine
draws a lot of believers every January wanting to join the celebration in his
honor. I've never seen the actual shrine because we went there during a
mass.
No time to
explore after the mass because the locals are rushing inside to get a seat. I
was actually surprised when they did that because I'm used to people who waited
outside the church until the people get out before coming in. I’m just glad I
was able to sna a few shots before the start of the mass.
The mass is
in Aklanon and I was able to understand just a few words. But most of his homily I didn't understand. That's why sometimes when I'm in another
province and they speak a different dialect, I don't want to attend a
mass. I can't really understand the priest's homily.
Wherever
you are in Kalibo and wanting to see the church, it's very easy to locate. Just
take a tricycle and tell the driver to take you there. It's located just beside
the Museo it Akean and opposite the Pastrana Park. It's about 10 minutes walk
from Kalibo Hotel and 5 minutes walk from the town proper.
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