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The '''Basilica del Santo Niño''', officially the '''Minor Basilica of the Holy Child''' and locally known as the '''''Basílica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebú''''', is a [[Church|basilica]] located in {{Wiki|Cebu City}} in the [[Cebu]] province of the [[Philippines]]. Built in 1565, allegedly on the spot where an image of the {{Wiki|Santo Niño de Cebú}} was found during the [[Spain|Spanish]] conquistador {{Wiki|Miguel López de Legazpi}}'s expedition to the archipelago, it is the oldest {{Wiki|Catholic Church|Roman Catholic}} church in the Philippines.<ref name="Wiki1">{{WP|Basilica del Santo Niño}}</ref> | The '''Basilica del Santo Niño''', officially the '''Minor Basilica of the Holy Child''' and locally known as the '''''Basílica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebú''''', is a [[Church|basilica]] located in {{Wiki|Cebu City}} in the [[Cebu]] province of the [[Philippines]]. Built in 1565, allegedly on the spot where an image of the {{Wiki|Santo Niño de Cebú}} was found during the [[Spain|Spanish]] conquistador {{Wiki|Miguel López de Legazpi}}'s expedition to the archipelago, it is the oldest {{Wiki|Catholic Church|Roman Catholic}} church in the Philippines.<ref name="Wiki1">{{WP|Basilica del Santo Niño}}</ref> | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
=== Golden Age of Piracy === | |||
At some point in the early 18th century, the [[Dutch East India Company]] navigator [[Hendrik]] visited the basilica and met a [[monk]] who told him of Ferdinand Magellan's search for an [[Isu]] [[Piece of Eden|artifact]] on Cebu two centuries prior. This inspired Hendrik to investigate the legend further and eventually led him to discover the location of the lost [[Khmer Empire|Khmer]] city of [[Angkor]], which was rumored to house Isu relics.<ref name="EP 41">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41|Episode 41]]</ref> | At some point in the early 18th century, the [[Dutch East India Company]] navigator [[Hendrik]] visited the basilica and met a [[monk]] who told him of Ferdinand Magellan's search for an [[Isu]] [[Piece of Eden|artifact]] on Cebu two centuries prior. This inspired Hendrik to investigate the legend further and eventually led him to discover the location of the lost [[Khmer Empire|Khmer]] city of [[Angkor]], which was rumored to house Isu relics.<ref name="EP 41">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41|Episode 41]]</ref> | ||
Hendrik subsequently wrote several [[Hendrik's sea log|sea logs]] containing clues to Angkor's location and hid one such journal within Magellan's cross, which was kept inside the Basilica del Santo Niño.<ref name="EP 56">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 56|Episode 56]]</ref> Upon learning about this, the members of the [[Zhawang Corporation|Zhang Wei Union]] and a Visayan resistance led by [[Rajah]] both traveled to Cebu to find the cross, with the latter arriving at the basilica first.<ref name="EP 65">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 65|Episode 65]]</ref> | Hendrik subsequently wrote several [[Hendrik's sea log|sea logs]] containing clues to Angkor's location and hid one such journal within Magellan's cross, which was kept inside the Basilica del Santo Niño.<ref name="EP 56">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 56|Episode 56]]</ref> Upon learning about this, the members of the [[Zhawang Corporation|Zhang Wei Union]] and a {{Wiki|Visayans|Visayan}} resistance led by [[Rajah]] both traveled to Cebu to find the cross, with the latter arriving at the basilica first.<ref name="EP 65">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 65|Episode 65]]</ref> After slaughtering all the priests inside, Rajah retrieved the log from the cross and used the [[crescent amulet]] to decipher its contents, then ordered his men to set the cross on fire as a sign of defiance against the [[Spain|Spanish]] colonizers and their [[Christianity|God]].<ref name="EP 66">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 66|Episode 66]]</ref> | ||
As Rajah prepared to leave the basilica, he was confronted by the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] and the [[samurai]] [[Shimazu Saito]], who had infiltrated the church amidst a fight outside between Rajah's men and the [[Spanish Army]]. Leaving his warriors to deal with the pair, Rajah exited the basilica and was surrounded by several Spanish [[soldier]]s, but used the amulet to force them to kill each other, allowing him to escape.<ref name="EP 66" /> | |||
In 2023, the [[Korea]]n-[[United States|American]] [[Noa Kim]] and the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order|Japanese Templar]] [[Shimazu Sei]] visited the basilica and the Magellan's Cross Pavilion as part of their efforts to trace | ===Modern times=== | ||
In 2023, the [[Korea]]n-[[United States|American]] [[Noa Kim]] and the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order|Japanese Templar]] [[Shimazu Sei]] visited the basilica and the Magellan's Cross Pavilion as part of their efforts to trace Edward Kenway's footsteps in Cebu. Noa used his [[Eagle Vision]] inside the pavilion but was unable to find anything useful, which Sei deduced was because the cross was a replica.<ref name="EP 43">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 43|Episode 43]]</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center"> | <gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center"> | ||
ACFT - Basilica del Santo Niño tower.png|The basilica's tower | ACFT - Basilica del Santo Niño tower.png|The basilica's tower | ||
ACFT - Rajah finding Magellan's cross.png|Rajah finding Ferdinand Magellan's cross inside the basilica | |||
ACFT - Edward and Saito confronting Rajah.png|Edward Kenway and Shimazu Saito confronting Rajah | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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The Basilica del Santo Niño, officially the Minor Basilica of the Holy Child and locally known as the Basílica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebú, is a basilica located in Cebu City in the Cebu province of the Philippines. Built in 1565, allegedly on the spot where an image of the Santo Niño de Cebú was found during the Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi's expedition to the archipelago, it is the oldest Roman Catholic church in the Philippines.[1]
Situated near the basilica is the Magellan's Cross Pavilion, a stone kiosk which allegedly houses the Christian cross planted by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan when he arrived on Cebu in 1521.[2]
History
Golden Age of Piracy
At some point in the early 18th century, the Dutch East India Company navigator Hendrik visited the basilica and met a monk who told him of Ferdinand Magellan's search for an Isu artifact on Cebu two centuries prior. This inspired Hendrik to investigate the legend further and eventually led him to discover the location of the lost Khmer city of Angkor, which was rumored to house Isu relics.[3]
Hendrik subsequently wrote several sea logs containing clues to Angkor's location and hid one such journal within Magellan's cross, which was kept inside the Basilica del Santo Niño.[4] Upon learning about this, the members of the Zhang Wei Union and a Visayan resistance led by Rajah both traveled to Cebu to find the cross, with the latter arriving at the basilica first.[5] After slaughtering all the priests inside, Rajah retrieved the log from the cross and used the crescent amulet to decipher its contents, then ordered his men to set the cross on fire as a sign of defiance against the Spanish colonizers and their God.[6]
As Rajah prepared to leave the basilica, he was confronted by the British Assassin Edward Kenway and the samurai Shimazu Saito, who had infiltrated the church amidst a fight outside between Rajah's men and the Spanish Army. Leaving his warriors to deal with the pair, Rajah exited the basilica and was surrounded by several Spanish soldiers, but used the amulet to force them to kill each other, allowing him to escape.[6]
Modern times
In 2023, the Korean-American Noa Kim and the Japanese Templar Shimazu Sei visited the basilica and the Magellan's Cross Pavilion as part of their efforts to trace Edward Kenway's footsteps in Cebu. Noa used his Eagle Vision inside the pavilion but was unable to find anything useful, which Sei deduced was because the cross was a replica.[7]
Gallery
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The basilica's tower -
Rajah finding Ferdinand Magellan's cross inside the basilica -
Edward Kenway and Shimazu Saito confronting Rajah
Appearances
References
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Basilica del Santo Niño on Wikipedia
- ↑ Magellan's Cross Pavilion on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 41
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 56
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 65
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 66
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 43