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The Ermita de San Nicolas de Tolentino is a chapel located along J.P. Rizal Avenue Extension in Barangay West Rembo, Makati, Philippines. == The Legend of San Nicolas de Tolentino == While the Augustinians actively promoted devotion to ''Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe'' in their monastery in Guadalupe, the Chinese faithful were very keen in their own devotion to San Nicolas de Tolentino. According to legend, the Pasig River was inhabited by ferocious ''caiman,'' crocodiles which traverse the length of the river to and from the Laguna de Bay. A Chinese merchant who refused to be converted to the Christian faith while passing in front of the monastery of Guadalupe was almost caught by the devil disguised as a caiman to devour and bring to hell. Yet despite his being Pagan called to the saint venerated in the monastery, calling loudly, ''"San Nicolasi, San Nicolasi"'' and in uttering this prayer, the crocodile marvelously turned into stone and left the merchant safely. Due to this miracle the Chinese merchant converted to the Christian faith and in thanksgiving erected an ''ermita'' near the petrified caiman. In memory of the miracle, the Chinese held spectacular fluvial procession to the ''ermita.'' An Augustinian historian, Fray Joaquin Martinez de Zuñiga, O.S.A. even noted the immensity of the celebrations that "more than a thousand kilos of candles were offered during these devotions." However nothing remains of these devotions to San Nicolas de Tolentino with the petrified crocodile, popularly known as the ''buayang bato'' cemented over in the 1970s to beautify the Pasig, the old ''ermita'' ordered demolished and the image of the saint moved to the monastery in Guadalupe. The 300-year-old ''ermita'' however has been restored and is now under the jurisdiction of the Saint Therese of the Child Jesus Parish. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ermita de San Nicolas de Tolentino」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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