Badoc, Ilocos Norte : a Visit to The Shrine and The Sanctuary
Badoc is one of the coastal towns of Ilocos Norte. It is located 446km
north of Manila and 38km south of Laoag City.
Aside from fishing and farming, the locals earn a living from cottage
industries like weaving, sugarcane wine (basi-making) and salt-making.
The principal crops of the town are garlic, onion and tobacco.
Being the town bordering the province of Ilocos Sur, it's easy to drop
by its town proper which is just about 2 km away from the highway.
Though it's just a quiet town its nonetheless interesting when it
comes to history and culture.
Juan Luna Shrine
Badoc is the birthplace of the great painter, sculptor and a patriot,
Juan Luna. He was the creator of illustrious paintings acclaimed
internationally. His masterpieces includes The Spoliarium.
The shrine located at the town proper, was Luna's ancestral home. It
is a two storey building made up of clay bricks and woods.
The house displays the family's treasures showing the kind of
lifestyle they had before. It contains antique household items. There
are some of his personal memorabilia and the reproduction of his
paintings.
Some of his brother, General Antonio Luna's belongings are displayed,
which includes his army uniform and sword.
Sanctuary of the Miraculous Statue of the Virgin Mary
The town proves to be a catholic-believer. The parish church that
houses the life-sized statue of the town's patron saint, the Blessed
Virgin.
The statue is said to have been found floating, along with the
Miraculous Statue of The Black Nazarene, on the boundary shores of
Badoc and Sinait. Miraculously, the fishermen from Badoc were not able
to carry the statue of the Black Nazarene to move ashore. But they
were able to get the statue of The Virgin. And the fishermen from
Sinait were able to carry the Statue of The Black Nazarene. So it was
believed that the Blessed Virgin's statue is meant for Badoc and the
Black Nazarene's to the other town.
It was learned that the statues was sent floating in the sea by secret
catholic missionaries working in Nagasaki, Japan.
For your travel assistance in going to Ilocos Norte, you may want to
read our article, Ilocos Norte : Travel Up North.
north of Manila and 38km south of Laoag City.
Aside from fishing and farming, the locals earn a living from cottage
industries like weaving, sugarcane wine (basi-making) and salt-making.
The principal crops of the town are garlic, onion and tobacco.
Being the town bordering the province of Ilocos Sur, it's easy to drop
by its town proper which is just about 2 km away from the highway.
Though it's just a quiet town its nonetheless interesting when it
comes to history and culture.
Juan Luna Shrine
Badoc is the birthplace of the great painter, sculptor and a patriot,
Juan Luna. He was the creator of illustrious paintings acclaimed
internationally. His masterpieces includes The Spoliarium.
The shrine located at the town proper, was Luna's ancestral home. It
is a two storey building made up of clay bricks and woods.
The house displays the family's treasures showing the kind of
lifestyle they had before. It contains antique household items. There
are some of his personal memorabilia and the reproduction of his
paintings.
Some of his brother, General Antonio Luna's belongings are displayed,
which includes his army uniform and sword.
Sanctuary of the Miraculous Statue of the Virgin Mary
The town proves to be a catholic-believer. The parish church that
houses the life-sized statue of the town's patron saint, the Blessed
Virgin.
The statue is said to have been found floating, along with the
Miraculous Statue of The Black Nazarene, on the boundary shores of
Badoc and Sinait. Miraculously, the fishermen from Badoc were not able
to carry the statue of the Black Nazarene to move ashore. But they
were able to get the statue of The Virgin. And the fishermen from
Sinait were able to carry the Statue of The Black Nazarene. So it was
believed that the Blessed Virgin's statue is meant for Badoc and the
Black Nazarene's to the other town.
It was learned that the statues was sent floating in the sea by secret
catholic missionaries working in Nagasaki, Japan.
For your travel assistance in going to Ilocos Norte, you may want to
read our article, Ilocos Norte : Travel Up North.
