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The Saint Peter and Saint Paul Rocks are situated in the Atlantic Ocean, 100 km (62 mi) north of the Equator, and are the only group of Brazilian oceanic islets in the Northern Hemisphere. The nearest point in the Brazilian coast, is Cabo do Calcanhar, Rio Grande do Norte , approximately 1,010 kilometres (630 mi) from the archipelago.
A map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. As an archipelago, the Philippines comprises about 7,641 islands [1] [2] clustered into three major island groups: Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. Only about 2,000 islands are inhabited, [3] and more than 5,000 are yet to be officially named. [2]
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Saint Peter and Saint Paul may refer to: Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago, a group of islets and rocks in the central Atlantic Ocean; Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, a Christian liturgical feast day observed in June; Dedication of Saints Peter and Paul, a Roman Catholic liturgical feast day observed in November
Ruiz was beatified by Pope John Paul II in Manila in 1981 and was later canonized at St. Peter's Square, Vatican City, in 1987. 25 years later, the title of "saint" was bestowed upon another martyr, Pedro Calungsod. Calungsod was canonized in October 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI.
Interior of Sts. Peter & Paul Parish Church. The Saints Peter and Paul Church is one of the oldest churches in the Philippines. Damaged by the 1892 earthquake, the Church was restored in 1895. Damaged again in 1944, the stone convent was destroyed in 1955. The Sacred Heart School now stands from the old Convent.
Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, also known as the Parish of Our Lady's Nativity and commonly known as Calbayog Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in the city of Calbayog, Samar province, Philippines. It is the seat of the Diocese of Calbayog, a suffragan of the Palo Archdiocese. [1]
The Saint Peter Islands are surrounded by narrow beach ridges and swales. They are located in the Laptev Sea coastal region, off the eastern shores of the Taymyr Peninsula, between Bukhta Marii Pronchishchevoy and Bukhta Faddeya. [3] The largest island is Ostrov Petr-Severnyy with a surface of 175 km 2. It is located very close to the coast ...