Guardians of the Standing Past: A Commemoration of the 81st Battle for Manila
After the bombing…only the façade remained. In this year’s 81st Anniversary of the Battle for Manila , we pause not only to remember the ruins of war, but also the resilience of faith, identity, and the Filipino spirit. The Art Camp Philippines (ACP) recently returned to the Chapel of the Crucified Christ at St. Paul University Manila—an architectural masterpiece by Andres Luna , and the only surviving Art Deco chapel of its kind in Malate. Andrés Luna y Pardo de Tavera (September 9, 1887 – January 22, 1952) was a French - hispanofilipino architect Upon return to the Philippines, he served as the architect of the City of Manila from 1920 to 1924. who built the Chapel of the Crucified Christ, St. Paul University Manila 1927. Andres Luna de San Pedro y Pardo de Tavera was born on the 9th of September, 1887, in Paris , France. His parents are Juan Luna de San Pedro y Novicio and María de la Paz Pardo de Tav...