Divine Mercy
The Divine Mercy Shrine is a +Catholic monument in +El Salvador, Misamis Oriental, Philippines. It features a 15.24 metre statue ofJesus as the Divine Mercy as the focal point of the Divine Mercy Hills, a tract of land overlooking +Macajalar Bay on the large southern island of + Mindanao.
The nine-hectare land for the Shrine was purchased for a nominal amount and the complex was paid for by donations. The shrine was completed in 2008 and serves as a pilgrimage site for Divine Mercy devotees.
Today, the 50-foot statue of the Divine Mercy Image stands on the hills overlooking the town of El Salvador, now a city, in Misamis Oriental in Mindanao and Macajalar Bay to the east. The red and pale rays in the image are made of stairs that lead up to an inner chamber within the heart of the image where a tabernacle awaits the pilgrim. The image stands like a lighthouse for ships at sea.
