Monastery of the Transfiguration | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
Province | Cagayan de Oro [a] |
Status | Monastery complex with church |
Location | |
Location | Malaybalay, Bukidnon |
Country | Philippines |
Administration | Order of Saint Benedict |
Geographic coordinates | 8°06′53.4″N 125°08′09.0″E / 8.114833°N 125.135833°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Leandro Locsin (church) |
Date established | 1983 (monastery) |
Completed | 1996 (church) |
The Monastery of the Transfiguration, also known as the Abbey of the Transfiguration, is a Roman Catholic monastery complex in Malaybalay, Bukidnon, Philippines, run by the Benedictines. [1]
Established in 1983, the complex is noted for the Transfiguration Church, a pyramid structure designed by National Artist Leandro Locsin. [2] The church, which was inspired from Ifugao nipa huts, was inaugurated on August 6, 1996. [3]
It also has a two-storey museum, which hosts the vestment collection of Dom Martin Gomez, [b] a monk who served as a couturier for Fist Lady Imelda Marcos in the 1970s. [2] [4] It opened on August 6, 2008. [3]
Media related to Monastery of Transfiguration, Malaybalay at Wikimedia Commons
Monastery of the Transfiguration | |
---|---|
Religion | |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
Province | Cagayan de Oro [a] |
Status | Monastery complex with church |
Location | |
Location | Malaybalay, Bukidnon |
Country | Philippines |
Administration | Order of Saint Benedict |
Geographic coordinates | 8°06′53.4″N 125°08′09.0″E / 8.114833°N 125.135833°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Leandro Locsin (church) |
Date established | 1983 (monastery) |
Completed | 1996 (church) |
The Monastery of the Transfiguration, also known as the Abbey of the Transfiguration, is a Roman Catholic monastery complex in Malaybalay, Bukidnon, Philippines, run by the Benedictines. [1]
Established in 1983, the complex is noted for the Transfiguration Church, a pyramid structure designed by National Artist Leandro Locsin. [2] The church, which was inspired from Ifugao nipa huts, was inaugurated on August 6, 1996. [3]
It also has a two-storey museum, which hosts the vestment collection of Dom Martin Gomez, [b] a monk who served as a couturier for Fist Lady Imelda Marcos in the 1970s. [2] [4] It opened on August 6, 2008. [3]
Media related to Monastery of Transfiguration, Malaybalay at Wikimedia Commons