STO. NInO REPLICA. The turnover of the replica of the image of the Santo Nino de Cebu to the Basilica de la Sagrada Familia officials on the night of Dec. 4, 2021. The replica was presented by the Philippine Consulate General in Barcelona. (Barcelona PCG photo) MANILA - The Philippines has sent the exact replica of Santo Nino de Cebu to Spain with the Basilica de la Sagrada Familia as its first stop, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday. The replica was presented by the Philippine Consulate General in Barcelona during an international mass in the iconic Spanish church last Sunday, which was celebrated by the Apostolic Nuncio to Spain Bernardito Cleopas Auza, a native of Bohol, and the archbishop of Barcelona Cardinal Jose Omella. The original image, also the oldest religious relic in the Philippines, was found in 1565 in what now stands as the Basilica Minore del Santo Nino de Cebu. On December 5, the Sagrada Familia received its exact replica as a gift from the Filipi