Bantayan: Passion, Devotion, Tradition

By Clodoveo Nacroda (Author)

Quick Overview

Bantayan: Passion, Devotion, Tradition is a 160-page book on 27 processional tableaux or pasos that depict scenes and personages from the Passion and Death of Christ. Every Holy Thursday and Good Friday, these life-size images carved in wood are processioned in Bantayan in a tradition that has been practiced for generations, placing the town on the map of both tourists and Catholic pilgrims an devotees, The spectacle of large carrozas or processional carriages bearing these images has drawn thousands to the island and yet no book has ever been written and published about them until now.The author, Dr. Clodoveo Nacorda, has documented not only the history and artistry behind these Pasos but also the deep devotion of the people Bantayan and the traditions that have accompanied the Holy Week observance in this ancient town.With images by accomplished photographers Fr. Jun Rebayla, SVD and Mark Andrew Jorolan, as well as period photographers, the story of Bantayan's Pasos is now finally told.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Clodoveo Narcoda or Loiue as he is more popularly called by family and friends, earned his Bachelor in Economics degree studies in Urban and Regional Planning at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City, and obtained his doctorate in Public Administrative form the Cebu Normal University. He also earned a diploma, the Postgraduate Studies in Cebuano Heritage and Culture, from the University of San Carlos.Just like his subject for this book, he has been fascinated with santos since his boyhood and started collecting them and other antiquities as soon as he started working and earning. To him, religious images are, primarily, extensions of an individual's spirituality and as such, he treats all religious items in his collection as sacred and ensures their safe storage and proper maintenance. When requested by church authorities, he shares some of his santos for public veneration.He has worked with various Philippines commercial corporations engaged in shipping, food, beverage, and gaming during the past 45 years. Now semi-retired, he enjoys doing research on heritage, whether religious or secular in nature, and contributed heritage articles to Cebu Daily News. Dr. Nacorda is also the author of Handuman: The Rosita Rodriguez-Arcenas Collection of Visayan Santos. also published by USC Press (now known as USC Publishing House).