<P> The first Catholic Mass in the Philippines was held on March 31, 1521, Easter Sunday . It was said by Father Pedro de Valderrama along the shores of Limasawa at the tip of Southern Leyte . Limasawa is this popularly known as the birthplace of the Church in the Philippines . </P> <P> When Ferdinand Magellan and his European crew sailed from San Lucar de Barrameda for an expedition to search for spices, these explorers landed on the Philippines after their voyage from other proximate areas . On March 28, 1521, while at sea, they saw a bonfire which turned out to be Limasawa where they anchored . </P>

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