Aglipayan

/ˌæɡlɪˈpeɪən/ noun

Definition

A member of the Philippine Independent Church, also called the Aglipayan Church.

Etymology

Named after Gregorio Aglipay, a Filipino Catholic priest who founded the Philippine Independent Church in 1902 as a nationalist alternative to the Roman Catholic Church.

Kelly Says

This church represents a fascinating moment when Filipinos rejected colonial Spanish Catholicism and created their own indigenous Christianity—the word itself marks Filipino religious independence and national identity.

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