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A Grand Edifice: Tale of A Solemn Yesterday

The document provides a description of the San Fernando Cathedral in three paragraphs. It details the neoclassical exterior containing images of Mary and Jesus made of stained glass. The bell tower was added in 1982. The interior has two rows of pews leading to a gold-plated altar and ornate chandeliers. The walls contain stations depicting Jesus' passion and death. The bishop was laid to rest behind the altar in 2011. The cathedral is seen as the foundation of the city's faith.

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A Grand Edifice: Tale of A Solemn Yesterday

The document provides a description of the San Fernando Cathedral in three paragraphs. It details the neoclassical exterior containing images of Mary and Jesus made of stained glass. The bell tower was added in 1982. The interior has two rows of pews leading to a gold-plated altar and ornate chandeliers. The walls contain stations depicting Jesus' passion and death. The bishop was laid to rest behind the altar in 2011. The cathedral is seen as the foundation of the city's faith.

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A Grand Edifice: Tale of a Solemn Yesterday

They say that it takes a village to raise a child, but a human mind’s imagination
and curiosity is absolutely limitless. For me, there’s no telling what this
neoclassical structure might contain inside. The left facade on the exterior has an
image of the Blessed Virgin Mary, paralleled by an image of Jesus Christ on the
right façade. Both are made of intricate stained glass patterns. The bell tower,
built as an additional feature during the church’s renovation in 1982, is beside the
right façade. Old, wooden doors skillfully refined to look newly painted await my
exploration. And with this feeling, I walked inside the historical San Fernando
Cathedral, also known as St. William the Hermit Cathedral.

Two columns of pews lined the nave of the cathedral, which leads to an altar
plated in gold. Ornate chandeliers hang from the ceiling, giving of a majestic,
warm glow during evening masses. The walls are lined with what seemed like
empty “stations,” depictions of some events during Jesus’s Passion, Death and
Resurrection. Lastly, La Union Bishop Artemio Lomboy Rillera was laid to rest
behind the altar on November 22, 2011. A surreal feeling wraps around me in full
awe of a place where the foundation of the city has been built from. One’s mind
would be in seventh heaven after praying and meditating inside the Cathedral; an
epitome of our faith in God slowly unravels as time goes by and many devotees
attend masses held in St. William the Hermit Cathedral

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