panay church bell

Panay Church Bell

At top the church belfry, hangs the biggest bell in Asia. Its booming sound could be heard 8 kilometers away. It is about 7 feet tall, a base diameter of 5 feet and weighs 10.4 tons. Seventy sacks of coins were used to cast the giant bell in 1878. the inscription on the bell reads "Soy la vos de Dios que llevare y ensalzare el principio has el fin de esta pueblo de Panay para que los fieles de Jesus vengan a esta cas de Dios a recibir las gracia celestiales" (" I am god's voice shall echo and praise from one end to the other of the town of Panay, so that the faithful followers of Christ may come to this house of God to receive the heavenly graces").

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