Initially priced at P400,000, the tabernacle from Boljoon, Cebu eventually sold for P1.4 million
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Leon Gallery Director Jaime Ponce de Leon told Rappler that he would assist Cebu province and the Archdiocese of Cebu in locating the item.“We are compelled by law to help,” de Leon said, “but there has to be proof that the item was really stolen.” Father Brian Brigoli, chair of the Cebu Archdiocesan Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church, said the archdiocese will also take action to locate the item.
When the issue regarding the pulpit panels arose, the Archdiocese of Cebu said the items removed from churches without authorization by the archbishop are considered stolen. National Museum of the Philippines Director General Jeremy Barns, however, said the sale of church items by priests was common in the past and continues today.
In the Leon Gallery catalog, the tabernacle was described as made of molave. “Stylistically, it is a transition piece showing Baroque details in conjunction with the Rococo Style elements that began to manifest itself in Philippine art after the 1750s. The piece was originally used to enshrine a religious statue.”
The tabernacle has carved on its doors the logo of the Augustinian order, which is a large Habsburg or double-headed eagle with a crown.
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