Mariquina Santo

About Mariquina Santo

MARIQUINA SANTO is a flickr group dedicated to all the processional images found in Marikina City. Everyone is invited to join - santo owners, caretakers, devotees, followers and admirers.

This flickr group was formerly known as "ADIKS" which was created last January 5, 2009. The pioneer members are Christian Layug, Michael Bryan Moderno, Rodel Enriquez, Ryan Ignacio, Harold Brian de Asis, Benedict Cruz, Patrick Capili, Ronnie Reyes, Myron Mariano, Jerome Javier, Daryl Jocson, Joel Jocson, Eric de Guzman and Kiko Mabagos. The aforementioned personalities had been maintaining processional images in Marikina City.

Came March 14, 2011, this flickr group was opened to the public and interested flickr users. The said metamorphosis was realized to further promote the field of "Pagsasanto" in the city. Then, the group was called as MARIQUINA SANTO which was adopted from the facebook fan page founded by Christian Layug and co-administered by Rodel Enriquez. The said facebook fan page was created last August 4, 2010.

The name "Mariquina Santo" is derived from the old-Spanish name of the city; meanwhile, the term "Santo" refers to the venerated icons of the Christians. Marikina City is known as the "Shoe Capital of the Phillipines;" but for the Santo enthusiasts, it is tagged as the "Adiks Capital of the Philippines." The term "adik" is a colloquial term for individuals whose common interest is "Pagsasanto" or the art of maintaining holy icons.

The culture and tradition of the devotional and processional images in Marikina is a well-known place in the field of "Pagsasanto" like the showcase of icons during the Holy Week Processions, Santo Rosario Grand Procession, Marian Processions and Pista ng Bayan Procession among others. The attribution includes the 6th General Assembly of “Hermandad de la Sagrada Pasion de Jesus” which was held at Sentrong Pangkultura ng Marikina (Kapitan Moy), last July 2008. This said group is composed of santo owners, caretakers and enthusiasts from the Philippines, North America, Europe and the Middle East.

Year 2009, “The Asian Pacific Post,” a publication in British Columbia, included Marikina City as one of the places in the Philippines with famous Holy Week celebrations which showcases life-size images. Moreover, the places like Angono, Baliuag, Bantayan Island, Malolos, Meycauyan, Paete, Pampanga and San Pablo, Laguna was also acknowledges.

To realize such, the city is composed of different parishes with personalities who had been maintaining devotional and processional images. The Roman Catholic (RC) parishes include Diocesan Shrine & Parish of Our Lady of the Abandoned; Immaculate Conception Parish, Bayan-Bayanan Avenue; St. Paul of the Cross Parish, SSS Village; St. Joseph the Worker Parish, Tañong; Holy Family Parish, Parang; Our Lady of Nativity Parish, Industrial Valley; San Isidro Labrador Parish, Nangka; San Antonio de Padua Parish, Calumpang; St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, Marikina Heights and Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Tumana. Aside from that, Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI) shares their faith through the Parish of Sto. Niño, Palengke-Bayan; Parish of La Purisima Concepcion, Concepcion; Parish of La Purisima Concepcion, Malanday and the Jesus dela Peña Mission. Moreover, the Cathedral of the Holy Child Jesus of the Philippine Independent Catholic Church (PICC) located in Paliparan, Sto. Niño shares their slice of tradition.

Who could imagine the number of images being maintained by the Marikeños - let this page showcase the faith, devotion and traditions.

For more details, you can also visit Mariquina Santo Facebook Page