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Bishop Francisco Gainza: pastor and builder

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Author	Alarcon, Andrew C.
Title	Bishop Francisco Gainza: pastor and builder
Publisher	Manila : UST Graduate School
Date	1997
Description	142 p. ; 27 cm.
Abstract	A student of history, at certain points in the course of his study, finds himself struggling with the legitimacy of his endeavor. These are moments when he questions the significance of trying to reconstruct the past, of digging into the lives of persons long forgone. certainly, the answers to such queries are not always evident. Besides, the problem is made worse by those who reduce history into a purely memory work and by those who equate history with mere celebration of anniversaries whose real meaning escapes their comprehension. It is not surprising, therefore, that for may history is but a useless enterprise if not a show of extravagance. The year 1995 marks the quadricentennial anniversary of the erection of the Diocese of Caceres along with Nueva Segovi and Cebu as well as the elevation of the Diocese of Manila to an Archdiocese. Yet celebrations such as these only become significant when the reasons behind them are understood. In this regard, the study of history takes on a distinct place and role. It attempts to open the pages of the books of lives of true heroes and focus light on real monuments. For it is not the firecrackers nor the pomp that accompany such celebrations taht give meaning to them. Rather, it is the memory of the persons, places and events that have had a siginificant part in the history of a people. these are the foundations upon which the present is built. The Archdiocese of Caceres is no less built on the same foundations. And if the faithful have the desire to understand themselves as a people as a local church, they cannot but look into these foundations and recognize those who have contributed to the brilliant pages in history. One of those who constitute the foundations of the Archdiocese of Caceresis Francisco Gainza who was appointed bishop of the then Diocese of nueva Caceres in 1862 and governed until 1879. One whose contributions to the growth of Archdiocese speak so eloquently to be ignored. the author embarked on this study on Gainza to gain more insight into his life and that by doing so illuminate some parts of the ecclesiastical history of the Archdiocese of Caceres. But more importantly, this study offered wiht the hope that readers may draw inspiration from him.
Subject	Bishops - Philippines.
Subject2	Gainza, Francisco, O. P.
Format	pdf
Language	English
Rights	The digital copy is owned by the UST Miguel de Benavides Library.

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