bMS 47

Aglipay, Archbishop Gregorio. Independent Church of the Philippines.

Summary Information:

• Call Number: bMS 47
• Title: Archbishop Gregorio Aglipay. Independent Church of the Philippines.
• Repository: Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard Divinity School, 45 Francis Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138-1911
• Quantity: 1 box

Administrative Information:

• Access: There are no restrictions on access to this collection. 

Biographical Note:

Archbishop Gregorio Aglipay (1860-1940) was born in Ilocos Norte, Philippines, and entered the seminary in Ilocos Sur in 1883. He was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1890. Aglipay was excommunicated in 1899 after rebelling against the Spanish in the Philippine Revolution of 1896. In 1902, he was co-founder of the Philippine Independent Church and appointed as its first bishop. The church is now often referred to as the Aglipayan Church. Aglipay continued to fight for the independence of the Philippines and ran for president of the commonwealth in 1935, but lost to Manuel Quezon. He became a spokesman for Unitarian ideas in the church and visited the United States in 1931 at the invitation of the American Unitarian Association.

Container List:

• bMS 47/1 (1): Correspondence relating to Archbishop Aglipay's visit to America, 1930-1931.
• bMS 47/1 (2): Correspondence between Aglipay and American Unitarians until the Archbishop's death in 1940, 1932-1940.
• bMS 47/1 (3): Newspaper clippings, photos, etc., of the Archbishop's trip to America.