Basilica Minore del Santo Nino

The Basilica Minore del Santo Niño is a Roman Catholic minor basilica in Santo Niño, Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines. Founded in 1565, it is the oldest Roman Catholic church in the country, built on the site where the image of the Santo Niño de Cebú was found. It houses the revered 16th-century statue of the Child Jesus and serves as the center of devotion to the Santo Niño and the annual Sinulog Festival.

Visitors can expect a historic stone basilica complex with a spacious church interior, main altar housing the Santo Niño image, side chapels, a Pilgrim Center courtyard for large masses, a candle-lighting area, and the Basilica Museum displaying religious artifacts, vestments and historical memorabilia. The surroundings include a plaza, souvenir and religious item shops, and close proximity to Magellan's Cross pavilion across the street.

Founded on April 28, 1565 by Miguel López de Legazpi and Augustinian friar Andrés de Urdaneta on the site where the image of the Santo Niño, brought by Ferdinand Magellan in 1521, was found preserved after the fire of 1565. The present stone church was completed in 1740. Declared a National Historical Landmark and elevated to Minor Basilica in 1965 during the 400th anniversary of Christianity in the Philippines.

Center of devotion to the Santo Niño de Cebú, considered the oldest Christian relic in the Philippines. Focal point of the annual Sinulog Festival held every third Sunday of January, which combines religious procession and cultural dance in honor of the Child Jesus. Important pilgrimage site for Filipino Catholics nationwide.