my least favorite church in the tour despite it's beautiful stained glass and place in history. maybe i was just turned off by two kids who waited for us by the inner entrance, intent on soliciting money from us. when we told them to wait, they looked disgruntled and wouldn't have let us pass, but we were a big group so they couldn't take us all on at once. i trust my instincts and i felt they weren't good kids and would have used the money they were asking "to buy food" for other stuff (e.g. playing in the fair right beside the church). that's a sorry fact.
the magdalena church was finished in a span of sixteen years, in two batches, in 1855. it was followed by the belfry in 1861 and convent in 1872. according to its marker, the sand and rocks that were used in constructing this church was taken from the river by the townspeople.
the inside of the church is very simple with old wooden pews but the ceiling is and altar looks well-maintained. i cannot say that the church is quite solemn compared to the others. it just have this open, and yet confined, feel for me. or maybe i just had the creeps because of those two kids i mentioned earlier?
at one corner of the church, just as one enters the side entrance of the church, is a philippine history landmark. this is where one of the influential katipuneros stopped to rest after being wounded in battle. general emilio jacinto was called the Brains of the Katipunan, having writtten the Kartilya, which equals to the constitution of the Katipunan. he also wrote for the revolutionary group's newsletter, Kalayaan, under the pen name of Dimasilaw. he died at the age of 24.
history! this is why i love to travel!
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