Monastery of the Transfiguration (Bukidnon)

The Monastery of the Transfiguration, also known as the Abbey of the Transfiguration, is a Roman Catholic monastery complex in Malaybalay, Bukidnon, Philippines, run by the Benedictines.^[1]

Monastery of the Transfiguration
The Transfiguration Church in 2023
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Province	Cagayan de Oro[a]
Status	Monastery complex with church
Location
Location	Malaybalay, Bukidnon
Country	Philippines
Administration	Order of Saint Benedict
Geographic coordinates	8°06′53.4″N 125°08′09.0″E
Architecture
Architect(s)	Leandro Locsin (church)
Date established	1983 (monastery)
Completed	1996 (church)

Background

Church altar

Established in 1983, the complex is noted for the Transfiguration Church, a pyramid structure designed by National Artist Leandro Locsin.^[2] The church, which was inspired from Ifugao nipa huts, was inaugurated on August 6, 1996.^[3]

It also has a two-storey museum, which hosts the vestment collection of Dom Martin Gomez,^[b] a monk who served as a couturier for Fist Lady Imelda Marcos in the 1970s.^[2][4] It opened on August 6, 2008.^[3]

Notes

1. Ecclesiastical province; under the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro
2. Also known as Gang Gomez