Sto. Nino Cathedral Mass Schedule

The Minor Basilica of St. Nino. A small basilica called Nino, or The Minor Basilica of the Holy Child in English, is situated in Cebu City, Philippines. It was founded by the Spaniards headed by Fr. Andres de Urdaneta On April 28, 1565. It was also the same day when the Legazpi-Urdaneta mission arrived in the island of Cebu. Minor Basilica of the Sto. The Nino Roman Catholic Church was founded in the Philippines the earliest. It was built on the same spot where the image of the Sto. Nino de Cebu. A statue of the Child Jesus called Nino de Cebu was discovered in 1565 by Spanish explorers under the command of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi.