This statue, a gift of the Ateneo High School Class of 1952, stands in front of the building which bears his name, the Horacio de la Costa Hall, which is currently the home of the Ateneo de Manila's Loyola School of Humanities.
Reminding all CDP bloggers: The theme for our March Theme Day is Passageway. The April Theme Day poll is up too and we get two choices again, thanks to Demosthenes. Please vote and spread the word!
20 comments:
This gentleman looks very much like a scholar would be expected to look. Maybe it's the glasses!
He looks so kind.
He looks like a really nice guy. The title threw me off.
what a great man indeed... and thanks for the reminder..
I really like this statue. Thanks for telling us about this man.
What a very interesting post, Hilda. The Filipino's of his time must have been very proud of him.
Thanks for your interesting perspective on the Lenten fast and abstinence of meat. We have that problem, too. Some seem to think it's okay to eat Lobster or expensive fish because it's not meat. That certainly defeats the purpose of sacrifice.
Have a blessed Lent.
What a wonderful gift and a fitting tribute to him.
About theme day. We hopped on over there last night and cast our votes. Let's see what happens. :-)
Handsome statue. Impressive that a high school class was responsible. Thanks for the heads up on the March theme day.
wow responsible students, and the man looks great, I thought he was the owner...
Thanks for the visit Hilda, blessings to you.
Bacolod and Beyond
la sculpture est très belle, et puis merci pour l'histoire de ton pays que je découvre
thank you Hilda for always visiting my site :)
and thank you for sharing with us the history of Fr. Horacio V. de la Costa, very informative post Hilda.
The statue was a wonderful gift from the 1952 class. It stands as a nice reminder of their roots.
Love those spectacles!
Looks like a cool chap.
Hi Hilda - Re your comment on Ocala DP...we didn't get any plants because at our new villa all the yard and plantings are taken care of! Yeah! And that means I can spend more time on the computer!
I agree with Jacob, his glasses do add a scholarly look to this statue!
I liked a lot his expression, so kind , so gentle!
Léia :)
A beautiful statue for a great man. Thanks for reminding us of the poll...
Hola Hilda,
Un personaje único. Tu blog es grande y muy trabajado.
Abrazos
«Louis» always appreciates these little nuggets of Philippine history you post, Hilda.
BTW, at our parish, we have a visiting pastor from the Philippines.
His outside look reflect his good inside.
May the world have more men like him.
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