On March 31, 1521, an Easter Sunday, Magellan ordered a Mass to be celebrated which was officiated by Father Pedro Valderrama, the Andalusian chaplain of the fleet, the only priest then. Conducted near the shores of the island, the First Holy Mass marked the birth of Roman Catholicism in the Philippines.

2021年5月23日 · Exactly 500 years ago, an Easter Sunday, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass was celebrated by Fr. Pedro de Valderrama, OSA in the island of Mazaua in Butuan. It was a momentous historical event which paved the way for the eventual establishment of our country.

On March 31, 1521, an Easter Sunday, Magellan ordered a mass to be celebrated which was officiated by Father Pedro Valderrama, the Andalusion chaplain of the fleet, the only priest then. Conducted near the shores of the island, the Holy First Mass marked the birth of Roman Catholicism in the Philippines.

2021年3月31日 · On Easter Sunday in 1521, Father Pedro de Valderrama celebrated the first Catholic Mass in what is now the Philippines, specifically on the island of Limasawa in Southern Leyte. The date was 31 March, and the Spanish priest was part of an expedition to the so-called “East Indies” led by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan.

´The first documented Catholic Mass in the Philippines was held on March 31, 1521, Easter Sunday. It was conducted by Father Pedro de Valderrama along the shores of what was referred to in the journals of Antonio Pigafetta as "Mazaua".

On Easter Sunday in 1521, Father Pedro de Valderrama celebrated the first Catholic Mass in what is now the Philippines, specifically on the island of Limasawa in Southern Leyte. The date was 31 March, and the Spanish priest was part of an expedition to the so-called “East Indies” led by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan.

He was an Augustinian friar and missionary from Magellan's crew. In the Philippines, Valderrama celebrated the first recorded mass and baptism in 152... The first documented mass was celebrated on March 31, 1521, Easter Sunday by Father Pedro de Valderrama who was part of Ferdinand Magellan's expeditio...

The document discusses the first Catholic mass in the Philippines, which took place on March 31, 1521 in Mazaua (present-day Limasawa Island). Father Pedro de Valderrama, the sole remaining priest from Ferdinand Magellan's expedition, conducted the mass. This marked the beginning of the spread of Roman Catholicism in the country and Asia.

Pedro Valderama was a Spanish friar and the chaplain of Magellan, who conducted the first Catholic mass in the Philippiines. Magellan ordered the mass to be celebrated, which took place on 31 March 1521 (Easter Sunday).

Father Pedro de Valderrama celebrated the first Catholic Mass in what is now the Philippines. The Mass took place on the island of Limasawa in Southern Leyte Date & Occasion: Context: