Christianization of the Visayas

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The Christianization of the Visayas was the 16th–17th century process by which Spanish missionaries and colonial authorities converted the Visayan peoples of central Philippines to Roman Catholicism, reshaping their religious, cultural, and social life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical process
part of the Spanish colonization of the Philippines
religious conversion campaign
appliesToEthnicGroup Cebuano people
Hiligaynon people
Visayan peoples
linked to: Visayan people

Waray people
associatedWithEvent arrival of Miguel López de Legazpi in Cebu
associatedWithObject Santo Niño de Cebu
carriedOutBy Spanish colonial authorities
Spanish missionaries
country Philippines
endTime 17th century
hasEffect adoption of Christian festivals and fiestas
creation of reducciones (resettlement towns)
decline of indigenous priestly classes (babaylan)
integration of Visayan communities into Spanish colonial structures
introduction of Christian marriage and baptismal rites
introduction of Spanish personal names and surnames
introduction of parish-based town organization
reorientation of Visayan cosmology around Christian doctrines
spread of Roman Catholicism in the Visayas
syncretism between Catholic and indigenous beliefs
transformation of Visayan religious practices
initiatedBy Spanish Empire
involvedReligiousOrder Augustinians
Dominicans
linked to: Dominican friars

Franciscans
linked to: Franciscan Order

Jesuits
linked to: Society of Jesus
languageOfMission Cebuano
linked to: Cebuano language

Hiligaynon
linked to: Hiligaynon language

Waray-Waray
linked to: Waray of Samar
location Bohol
linked to: Bohol Province

Cebu
Leyte
Negros
linked to: Negros Island

Panay
Samar
linked to: Samar Island
mainSubject Visayas
partOf Christianization of the Philippines
Hispanization of the Philippines
religionIntroduced Christianity
Roman Catholicism
replacedReligion indigenous Visayan animism
indigenous ancestor worship
indigenous polytheistic beliefs
significantYear 1565
1568
1595
startTime 16th century
usedMethod baptism campaigns
establishment of parishes and missions
integration of chiefs and elites into colonial-church alliances
missionary preaching
religious instruction in local languages

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Christianity in the Philippines historicalEvent Christianization of the Visayas
Santo Niño de Cebu associatedWithEvent Christianization of the Philippines
linked to: Christianization of the Visayas
Roman Catholicism in the Philippines hasHistoricalEvent Christianization of the Philippine lowlands
linked to: Christianization of the Visayas
Christianization of the Visayas partOf Christianization of the Philippines
linked to: Christianization of the Visayas