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Where was the first documented Catholic Mass in the Philippines held?
Where was the first documented Catholic Mass in the Philippines held?
- Leyte
- Magallanes
- Mazaua
- Limasawa Island (correct)
What was the date of the first documented Catholic Mass in the Philippines?
What was the date of the first documented Catholic Mass in the Philippines?
- Easter Sunday
- March 30, 1521
- April 1, 1521
- March 31, 1521 (correct)
Who conducted the first documented Catholic Mass in the Philippines?
Who conducted the first documented Catholic Mass in the Philippines?
- Antonio Pigafetta
- Ferdinand Magellan
- Father Pedro de Magallanes
- Father Pedro de Valderrama (correct)
What did Magellan ask to be put at the top of the hill after the first Mass?
What did Magellan ask to be put at the top of the hill after the first Mass?
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Which source is considered the most credible for information about the first Mass in the Philippines?
Which source is considered the most credible for information about the first Mass in the Philippines?
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First Mass in the Philippines
- The first documented Catholic Mass in the Philippines was held on March 31, 1521 on the island of Limasawa.
- The Mass was conducted by Father Pedro de Valderrama, a Spanish chaplain, and was part of the expedition led by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan.
- Magellan's chronicler,Antonio Pigafetta, documented the event in his journal.
- After the Mass, Magellan requested that a large wooden cross be erected on the top of the hill.
- Pigafetta's journal is considered the most credible source for information about the first Mass in the Philippines.
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