LITTLE BAGUIO

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The town of Irosin became a barrio back as 1853. After twenty years, in 1873 it was canonically established as a parish with san Miguel Archangel as its patron saint and Rdo. Padre Mariano of the new parish was fprmely the site of “Baldoza” , now known as Brgy. San Agustin. Three years later, after becoming a parish. In 1880, this barrio became another “pueblo civil” of the province of Albay.The place was originally known as “Hinay” term used to refer the movements of tributary streams and rivers winding down to the lower “pueblos” of Juban and Casiguran. For whatever reasons sometime in 1887 during the term of Rdo. Padre Esteban Rivera, the name was change to “Irosin” connoting erosions which were not uncommon to this land locked “pueblo” at the southernmost part of Ibalon especially when tonential rains in undate the rivers of the place but looks like a volcano crater, added to the facts that this region, Ibalon, has longer rainy season throughout the year.

When Rdo. Carmelo Ubalde became the parish priest in 1890, he transferred the site of the church and “convento” to its present sites, a hilltop overlooking the entire “pueblo”. He must have had an artistic taste and sense of an environmentalist. Then in 1914, another succeeding parish priest made a landmark: the escalera or staircase, with seventy-three steps facing south-eastern portion of pueblo, was constructed.

Little Baguio

Beside the archangel parish church was build what they called Little Baguio. There has 17 step  staircase.
It was build by the first ermano and ermana in Irosin.

Little Baguio was build on the top of the hill in Irosin, Sorsogon. Little Baguio has grotto on the top, it was the grotto of St. Lourdes. Little Baguio was surrounded by beautiful plants and trees that gives fresh air. It is sacred to all people of Irosin.

 And on the top of the Little Baguio you can see the whole Irosin and the Bulusan volcano that captured attraction to everybody.
 


The theme of this place was get from the Lourdes Grotto stairway in Baguio. The difference was the Little Baguio has 17 steps only up to the grotto and the Lourdes staircase has more than hundreds of steps.
In Little Baguio you can also do a candle lighting and offer a prayer.

This place was renovated every year, every change of ermena and ermano of the parish church. When you reach the top of the grotto you can see Lady Lourdes kneeling down beside our Virgin Mary.

This place is look like Lady Lourdes staircase

in Baguio.

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