Divino Amor Shrine: The Baclaran of Southern Tagalog
The Divino Amor Monastery of the Madres Adoratrices closed down 1936 Over the years, the city of Lipa has been known and acknowledged as the "Little Rome of the Philippines." This is primarily due to the fact that it is the center of Roman Catholicism in the region, it being an Ecclesiastical province, a Metropolitan See whose territory encompasses a large portion of the Southern Tagalog provinces. But more than being a center of Catholic faith, Lipa is also known for the piety and religiosity of its people and for their love and devotion to the Blessed Mother. Credit that to the many religious houses, churches, convents, seminaries and monasteries found all throughout the city. Presently, there are 21 congregations of men and women religious, 11 parishes, 1 chaplaincy and 5 monasteries in Lipa City. Among the many churches and houses of worship is the Redemptorist Church of Divino Amor - a church dedicated to the devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary...