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 Mother Rosario with her parents, Ignacio and Mario, before joining the Beaterio de Santa Catalina (c. 1910) | |
| Born | Ignacio (28 July 1851, in Molo) Maria (15 September 1860, in Molo) |
| Died | Ignacio (8 January 1935, aged 83 in Molo) Maria (16 January 1920, aged 59 in Molo) |
| Nationality | Filipino |
Ignacio Lacson Arroyo (28 July 1851 – 8 January 1935) and Maria Regalado Pidal de Arroyo (15 September 1860 – 16 January 1920) were a Filipino Catholic couple, philanthropists and parents of significant figures including María Beatriz del Rosario Arroyo, a Dominican nun on process for canonization. The couple is remembered for their involvement in numerous charitable, religious and political causes, including the establishment of the Beaterio de Molo.
Biography
Early lives
Ignacio was born on 28 July 1851 in Molo, Iloilo City to Pedro Arroyo, a self-made businessman and patron of sugar lands in Negros Occidental, and Apolonia Petronilla Lacson. He attended the Colegio de San Juan de Letran, receiving a Bachiller en Artes in 1869. Ignacio would later become a capitan municipal of Molo (equivalent to a municipal mayor) at one time and initiated his family's involvement into politics.
Maria was born on 15 September 1860 in the same city to Melquiades Pidal and Lucia Regalado.. Her mother was a member of a prominent Molo family of Spanish mestizo ancestry.
Marriage
Ignacio married Maria on 23 September 1876 at Santa Ana Roman Catholic Churc in Molo. They would later have five children, though only three would survive childhood:
- José María Arroyo (28 November 1878 – 8 March 1927), became a lawyer and Senator of the Philippines from 1919 until his death in 1927.
- Mariano Basilio Arroyo (15 April 1885 – 18 May 1948), became a medical doctor and director of St. Paul's Hospital, Iloilo City; elected as Governor of Iloilo in 1928.
- María Beatriz del Rosario Arroyo (17 February 1884 – 14 June 1957), religious name: María Rosario de la Visitación; founder of the Beaterio de Molo (the Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary of the Philippines).
Family life
The Arroyos were known for their piety and generosity. As parents, they were their children's first teachers in Christian values such as compassion for the poor and love of prayer. In the family, Maria took charge of teaching basic catechism, the daily evening recitation of the rosary, and help them become socially aware of the struggles and sufferings of the impoverished.
On Ignacio's part, despite being busy with business interest and investments, he made sure that his children be raised in rigid attention to the Catholic tradition and devotions such visiting frequently the Church and receiving the sacraments, up to the point of creating a private family chapel with the Blessed Sacrament. In terms of education, he chose to send his sons to the Seminario de San Vicente Ferrer in Jaro, Iloilo where they were taught lessons in Latin, philosophy, liturgy, theology and music, and for Rosario to the Colegio de Santa Ana under the guidance of its founders, Jovita and Ramona Avanceña.
When their daughter Rosario expressed her desires to enter the religious life, particularly to the Beaterio de Santa Catalina, the Arroyos at first were surprised but supported the vocation. In 1910, the family accompanied her and as a indication of their full joy, the Arroyos held a celebration outside the convent with the visitors spelling Rosario's name with their chairs.
Beaterio de Molo
Happy with the Rosario's decision of becoming a nun, Ignacio and Maria began discussing ways in which they could perhaps bring their daughter back to Iloilo. After the numerous inquiries and receiving support from Bishop James Paul McCloskey in 1920, the Dominicans eventually welcomed in Iloilo and started a community.
Deaths
Despite having access to the best medical care in Iloilo and a son who was a medical doctor, Maria died due to sudden terminal illness on 16 January 1920.
Ignacio later died on 8 January 1935 due to old age. They are both buried in Molo Catholic Cemetery.
References
- ^ "Ignacio Lacson Arroyo". GENi. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- Matthew J. Riley, The Life and Times of Mother Rosario Arroyo: Servant of God (Molo, Iloilo; 2015), p. 16.
- ^ "Molo in the 19th Century". OP MOLO | Dominican Sisters. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Maria Regalado Pidal". GENi. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ Riley, p. 17.
- OP Molo, Mother Rosario Arroyo de la Visitacion (Molo, Iloilo: 2014), p. 3
- ^ Riley, p. 22.
- OP Molo, p. 4.
- Riley, p. 48.
- Diocesan Process for the Cause of Canonization of the Servant of God Mother Rosario Arroyo de la Visitacion Vol. III p. 851
- Riley, p. 51
