Editing EDSA Shrine (section)

==History==
[[File:EDSAShrine0135 07.JPG|thumb|left|Post-[[1986 Philippine presidential election|election]] [[pastoral letter]] by the [[Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines|CBCP]] in 1986]]

[[Cardinal (Catholic Church)|Cardinal-Archbishop]] [[Jaime Sin]] proposed the construction of a commemorative shrine two days after the [[Marcos family]] went into exile following the [[People Power Revolution]] of February 1986 which saw the deposing of President [[Ferdinand Marcos]], the end of [[Presidency of Ferdinand Marcos|his authoritarian regime]] and the installation of [[Corazon Aquino]] as his successor. Sin made the proposal as an act of thanksgiving to the [[Virgin Mary]] to whom devout Catholics attribute the success of the peaceful revolution.<ref name="qc"/> The “Rosary miracle” honors the Holy [[Rosary]] of Our Lady of EDSA's role in the peaceful victory.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Escalona |first1=Valerie Joy  |title=The Rosary Miracle of the Philippines|url=https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/rosary-miracle-philippines-october |accessdate=October 24, 2024 |work= [[National Catholic Register]]|date=October 22, 2024}}</ref>

The concept for a commemorative shrine developed when Sin and Bishop Gabriel Reyes were en route to [[Camp Aguinaldo]] to preside a Thanksgiving Mass. At a corner of [[Epifanio de los Santos Avenue|Epifanio de los Santos]] and [[Ortigas Avenue]]s, Reyes pointed out to Sin the site where a group of protesters, which included Catholic religious sisters, offered flowers to soldiers during the revolution. At an empty lot nearby stood two billboards that featured [[advertisements]] by the [[Family Rosary Crusade]]. The billboards showed the image of the Virgin Mary along with the slogans "The family that prays together stays together" and "A world at prayer is a world at peace". The two clergymen concluded that the success of the revolution was a miracle that could be attributed to the intercession of the Virgin Mary. They compared the EDSA event to the success of the [[Battle of Lepanto]] and [[Battles of La Naval de Manila]] which also both ended in victories for the Catholic belligerents (i.e., the Venetians and Spaniards in Lepanto against the Muslim [[Ottoman Empire|Ottomans]] and the Spaniards against the Protestant Dutch forces in Manila).<ref name="story">{{cite web |title=The Story of EDSA Shrine : About EDSA Shrine |url=http://www.edsashrine.org/2016/08/the-story-of-edsa-shrine.html|website=EDSA Shrine - Shrine of Mary, Queen of Peace (Our Lady of EDSA) |access-date=April 24, 2019}}</ref>

Cardinal Sin convinced the Ortigas and Gokongwei family to donate the corner lot where the EDSA Shrine now stands today<ref name="qc">{{cite news |title=Shrines and Monuments |url=https://quezoncity.gov.ph/index.php/shrines-and-monuments |access-date=April 24, 2019 |publisher=Quezon City Government |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814141551/https://quezoncity.gov.ph/index.php/shrines-and-monuments |archive-date=August 14, 2018}}</ref> The shrine was initially planned to be built inside [[Camp Crame]], but plans were scrapped because churches built on government-owned property had to be [[Ecumenism|ecumenical]] in nature.<ref name="ydk">{{cite news |last1=Mañosa |first1=Denise |title=5 things you didn't know about the Edsa Shrine |url=https://business.inquirer.net/225232/5-things-didnt-know-edsa-shrine |access-date=April 24, 2019 |newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |date=February 25, 2017}}</ref>

EDSA Shrine was then constructed with [[Francisco Mañosa]] as architect. [[Leandro Locsin]] and William Coscolluela was also involved with the preparatory work of the building.<ref name="qc"/> The construction was almost finished by November 1989 and the shrine was set to be inaugurated by December 8, 1989, the date of the [[Feast of the Immaculate Conception]]. However such plans were interrupted by [[1989 Philippine coup attempt|a coup attempt]] which began on November 29, 1989<ref name="story"/> by the [[Reform the Armed Forces Movement]] against President [[Corazon Aquino]].

The coup attempt ended on December 7, 1989, and the inauguration went as planned which was never postponed by Cardinal Sin. The church was consecrated on December 15, 1989, and dedicated to the Virgin Mary on the same date.<ref name="story"/> [[Socrates Villegas]], then a priest, was installed as the church's first rector.<ref name="about">{{cite web |title=The EDSA Shrine : About EDSA Shrine |url=http://www.edsashrine.org/2016/08/the-edsa-shrine.html |website=EDSA Shrine - Shrine of Mary, Queen of Peace (Our Lady of EDSA) |access-date=April 24, 2019}}</ref>

[[File:EDSA Shrine Commemorative Marker for EDSA Dos.jpg|thumb|Marker commemorating the events of the [[Second EDSA Revolution]]]]

When the [[Second EDSA Revolution]] was successful in deposing President [[Joseph Estrada]] in January 2001, Cardinal Sin declared the EDSA Shrine as holy ground, crediting the Virgin Mary to the event. A marker was installed on the anniversary of the 1986 People Power Revolution recognizing the shrine as a "Holy Ground".<ref name="about"/> At the [[facade]] is set of sculptures recalling the events of the First and Second People Power Revolutions, the latter which was held there at the shrine.

Other rallies and demonstrations held in the shrine were: [[EDSA III|Pro-Estrada rally]] (April 25 – May 1, 2001), protests against [[Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012|Reproductive Health Bill]] (August 4, 2012), ''EDSA Tayo'' rally against [[pork barrel]] (September 7, 2013), [[2015 Iglesia ni Cristo protests]] (August 27–31, 2015) and ''Lord, Heal Our Land'' con-celebrated mass (November 5, 2017). In 2019, the [[National Commission for Culture and the Arts]] declared the church as an Important Cultural Property.<ref name="ncca">{{cite news |last1=Sembrano |first1=Edgar Allan |title=NCCA declares Edsa Shrine an 'Important Cultural Property' |url=https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/332581/ncca-declares-edsa-shrine-an-important-cultural-property/ |access-date=April 24, 2019 |newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |date=April 22, 2019}}</ref> 

On February 26, 2024, during Mass at the EDSA Shrine to mark the 38th anniversary of the People Power Revolution, Bishop [[Pablo Virgilio David]], president of the [[Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines]] (CBCP), stated that the EDSA Shrine was not only for the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila|Archdiocese of Manila]] but for the entire country.<ref name="CBCPNews-SeekNatlShrine">{{cite news |title=Edsa Shrine to seek 'national shrine' status |url=https://cbcpnews.net/cbcpnews/edsa-shrine-to-seek-national-shrine-status/ |access-date=September 15, 2024 |work=CBCPNews |publisher=[[Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines]] |date=February 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226111713/https://cbcpnews.net/cbcpnews/edsa-shrine-to-seek-national-shrine-status/ |archive-date=February 26, 2024}}</ref> On January 25, 2025, the CPCP was formally elevated to the status of a National Shrine.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 25, 2025 |title=EDSA Shrine, 2 other Marian sites granted National Shrine status |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/25/edsa-shrine-2-other-marian-sites-granted-national-shrine-status-1751 |access-date=January 25, 2025 |website=ww.abs-cbn.com}}</ref>