Easter Sunday Mass of 1521 in Limasawa

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The Easter Sunday Mass of 1521 in Limasawa is a historically significant Catholic liturgical celebration believed by many to mark the introduction of Christianity to the Philippine islands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic Mass
Christian liturgical celebration
historical religious event
hasCentury 16th century
hasColonialContext early phase of Spanish presence in the Philippines
hasCommemoration annual religious celebrations in Limasawa
hasDebate dispute over exact location of the first Mass in the Philippines
hasDenomination Catholic Church NERFINISHED
hasLanguage Latin
interpreted to local languages
hasLiturgicalDay Easter Sunday NERFINISHED
hasOutcome formal religious alliance gestures between Europeans and local rulers
hasParticipants Spanish and Portuguese crew of the Magellan expedition
local inhabitants of Limasawa
local rulers of Limasawa
hasReligion Roman Catholicism
hasRite Roman Rite NERFINISHED
hasSignificance beginning of organized Christian worship in the Philippines
important event in Philippine church history
important event in Philippine national history
symbolic start of Christianization of the Philippine archipelago
hasTheme celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
hasType public outdoor Mass
isAssociatedWith introduction of Christianity to the Philippines
isCommemoratedBy historical markers in Limasawa
liturgical reenactments
isConsidered first Catholic Mass in the Philippines by many historians
isDocumentedIn accounts of Antonio Pigafetta
isLinkedTo Ferdinand Magellan NERFINISHED
Rajah Kolambu NERFINISHED
Rajah Siagu NERFINISHED
isPartOf Magellan expedition events in the Philippines
isRelatedTo Philippine Christian heritage
Spanish evangelization in the Philippines
isRememberedAs milestone in the spread of Christianity in Asia
isSubjectOf Catholic Church historical research in the Philippines
Philippine historical studies NERFINISHED
tookPlaceIn Limasawa NERFINISHED
Philippine islands NERFINISHED
Southeast Asia NERFINISHED
tookPlaceOn 1521-03-31

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Christianity in the Philippines firstMassTradition Easter Sunday Mass of 1521 in Limasawa