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A recent trip to Aurora town in Zamboanga del Sur, bordering Lanao del Norte, took Tutubi on a short tour of Ozamiz City, a bustling city of Misamis Occidental, took a surprising turn when he found the Ozamiz City cathedral looked very different from the pictures he saw on the Internet.
The Cathedral of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception's colorful facade, visible on the city's main road.
Ozamiz City Cathedral the main altar and nave (oh, did you know that the cental walkway inside a church is called nave, while the aisles are those between rows of seats and between the pews and walls?) the main attraction of the cathedral is not the newly-redesigned facade and interiors but actually the large pipe organ, claimed to be the second largest in the country and the only one in Mindanao, but not as grand as the world-acclaimed Bamboo Organ of Las Piñas built by Fr. Diego Cera
The cathedral draws the religious on pilgrimages and also attracts curious tourists looking to get a view of the Philippines' second largest pipe organ.
Note: There will be an upcoming post on Ozamiz City attractions, hotels and the usual tips for this city with not so many online information available.
Ozamiz City Cathedral
the main altar and nave (oh, did you know that the cental walkway inside a church is called nave, while the aisles are those between rows of seats and between the pews and walls?)
the main attraction of the cathedral is not the newly-redesigned facade and interiors but actually the large pipe organ, claimed to be the second largest in the country and the only one in Mindanao, but not as grand as the world-acclaimed Bamboo Organ of Las Piñas built by Fr. Diego Cera
Ozamiz City Cathedral
the main altar and nave (oh, did you know that the cental walkway inside a church is called nave, while the aisles are those between rows of seats and between the pews and walls?)
the main attraction of the cathedral is not the newly-redesigned facade and interiors but actually the large pipe organ, claimed to be the second largest in the country and the only one in Mindanao, but not as grand as the world-acclaimed Bamboo Organ of Las Piñas built by Fr. Diego Cera
