MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon - Situated on a hill in the village of San Jose away from the noisy crowd is a place where one can find refuge and seek peace.
Home of the Benedictine monks, the Monastery of the Transfiguration has been a top destination for pilgrims during Holy Week in the province of Bukidnon
Locsin-Designed
The monastery is a pyramid-like structure designed by the late National Artist for Architecture Leandro Locsin (same guy who designed the Cultural Center of the Philippines). It has a huge rock at center serving as the altar. The place has a new-agey feel to it...maybe modern might be a better word.!
The Monastery of the Transfiguration Church sits atop a gently-sloping hill. The unique pyramid-shaped church is an architectural masterpiece of National Artist Leandro Locsin. Dominated by the iconic roof, the church building’s entrance is through any of the open glass doors/walls. The interior is hollow; the high, slanting ceiling terminates at the apex of the pyramid
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The inside of the church is very simple and interesting at the same time. The altar is uniquely fashioned from a huge boulder and the pulpit is made of carved, polished wood. But the main draw of the Monastery of Transfiguration (aside from its design) is the miraculous image of a black and gold Madonna and Child which is said to be from Egypt