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Limasawa Island

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The site of the first Mass in the Philippines, celebrated by Portuguese explorer Juan Lopez de Carvajal on behalf of Ferdinand Magellan on Easter Sunday, March 31, 1521. A pivotal moment in Philippine history and the beginning of Christianity in the archipelago.

📍 Location1521
🏠 AddressLimasawa Island, Southern Leyte

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