Monastery of the Transfiguration | |
Religious Affiliation: | Roman Catholic |
Province: | Cagayan de Oro |
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Organizational Status: | --> |
Functional Status: | Monastery complex with church |
Location: | Malaybalay, Bukidnon |
Country: | Philippines |
Administration: | Order of Saint Benedict |
Architect: | Leandro Locsin (church) |
Established: | 1983 (monastery) |
Year Completed: | 1996 (church) |
Date Destroyed: | --> |
Elevation Ft: | --> |
The Monastery of the Transfiguration, also known as the Abbey of the Transfiguration, is a Roman Catholic monastery complex in Malaybalay, Bukidnon, Philippines, run by the Benedictines.[1]
Established in 1983, the complex is noted for the Transfiguration Church, a pyramid structure designed by National Artist Leandro Locsin.[2] The church, which was inspired from Ifugao nipa huts, was inaugurated on August 6, 1996.[3]
It also has a two-storey museum, which hosts the vestment collection of Dom Martin Gomez, a monk who served as a couturier for Fist Lady Imelda Marcos in the 1970s.[2] [4] It opened on August 6, 2008.[3]