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Monday, March 9, 2015
50 Interesting Facts About Apolinario Mabini The Brains of The Revolution
50 Interesting Facts About Apolinario Mabini, The Brains of The Revolution
Apolinario Mabini is one of the most prominent figures in Philippine History
. He is known in the pages of Philippine History books as “The Sublime Paralytic” and the “Brains of the Revolution”. Mabini had proven that poverty
is not a hindrance to education
and if there’s a will, there’s a way.
. He is known in the pages of Philippine History books as “The Sublime Paralytic” and the “Brains of the Revolution”. Mabini had proven that poverty is not a hindrance to education and if there’s a will, there’s a way. 1.) His complete name is Apolinario Marana Mabini and was nicknamed Poly.
2.) He was born on July 23, 1864 in Barangay Talaga in the town of Tanauan, Batangas.
3.) This great Filipino political philosopher and a revolutionary died at the very young age of 38.
4.) He is known for writing a constitutional plan for the First Philippine Republic of 1899-1901.
5.) To Mabini’s enemies and detractors he is referred to as the “Dark Chamber of the President”.
6.) Mabini was the 2nd of 8 children of Dionisia Maranan and Inocencio Mabini. Her mother was a vendor in the Tanauan market and his father is an unlettered peasant.
7.) His maternal grandfather was the village teacher from whom he began his informal studies.
8.) Because of Mabini’s exceptional display of intelligence he was transferred to a regular school where he worked as a houseboy to the owner of the school.
9.) Mabini also took odd jobs from a local tailor
in exchange for free board and lodging.
in exchange for free board and lodging. 10.) He later transferred to the school conducted by the famous educator Fray Valerio Malabanan.
Image via Wikipedia11.) When he was 16, he received a scholarship
for Colegio San Juan de Letran in Manila.
for Colegio San Juan de Letran in Manila. Read more...
20 Interesting Facts About the Cross
The cross is one of the world’s most iconic symbols if not the most popular. It is regarded by many, especially the Christians, as a symbol of salvation.
1.) Eighteen countries in the world have a cross on their national flag.
2.) There are numerous forms of the cross and amongst the most popular are the Christians cross, the Crucifix
, St. Peter’s Cross and St. Andrew’s cross.
, St. Peter’s Cross and St. Andrew’s cross. 3.) The cross is the most popular symbol of Christianity, the religion founded by Jesus Christ and the world’s largest religion.
4.) The cross is the emblem of the Aryan pantheon and the primitive Aryan civilization.
5.) The cross is regarded as the mystic representation of lightning or of the god of the tempest.
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Crucifix
6.) Christians were not the first to use the cross as a religious symbol. Ancient Egyptians used it in the form called Ankh which is also known as key of life, the key of the Nile or crux ansata.
7.) Hitler or his Nazi government was not the first to use the swastika
, a unique form of the cross.
, a unique form of the cross.8.) The swastika is an equilateral cross with its arms bent at right angles, in either right-facing form or its mirrored left-facing form.
9.) Archeologically, swastika-shaped ornaments have been found in Ancient India and remains widely used in Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism.
10.) The cross as a Christian symbol came into use as early as the 2nd century and the marking of a cross upon the forehead and the chest was regarded as a talisman against the powers of demons.
Red Cross
11.) In the 4th century, Constantine the Great adopted the cross as the symbol of his banner.
12.) The cross is a reminder to Christians of Gods act of love by taking away the sin of the world and that Jesus won over sin and death.
13.) The Feast of the Cross
, an important Christian feast, is celebrated in 12 different dates in the calendar known as Great Feasts.
, an important Christian feast, is celebrated in 12 different dates in the calendar known as Great Feasts.14.) One of the 12 Great Feast is the Exaltation of the Cross which is celebrated every September 14. This feast commemorates the consecration of the basilica on the site the original cross of Jesus was discovered in 326.
15.) One Christian denomination that does not accept the use of the cross as a symbol of Christianity is the Jehovah’s Witness.
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16.) A cross or summit cross was erected in 1851 on the top of Zugspitze, the highest mountain in Germany
17.) Another summit cross was erected in Mount Royal 
in Quebec, Canada. The first Mount Royal Cross was erected in 1643.
in Quebec, Canada. The first Mount Royal Cross was erected in 1643.18.) Magellan’s Cross in Cebu City, Philippines is one of the city’s most iconic landmark and most popular tourist attraction. It was erected by Magellan in the 16th century.
19.) The world’s highest cross is the one located in Valle de los Caidos. This gigantic cross, with a height of 150-meter and can be seen as far as 32 km, is located near Madrid in Spain.
20.) One of the biggest crosses in the world is the Millennium Cross in Skopje
, Macedonia. It is 66 meters in height.
, Macedonia. It is 66 meters in height.See also
Significant Facts About Vatican City
15 Notable Crucifixions in History
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