Rizalista Religious Movements
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The Rizalista religious movements refers to the
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and a form of
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adopted by a number of ethnic religious groups in the
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that believe in the
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of
Jose Rizal Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name ''Yose'', which is etymologically linked to ''Yosef'' or Joseph. Given name Mishnaic and Talmudic periods * Jose ben Abin * Jose ben Akabya *Jose the Galilean * Jose ben Halaft ...
, the Philippines' de facto national hero. Many of these sects or religious movements believe that Rizal is still alive and that he will deliver his followers from oppression and poverty. Rizalist groups have differing views on the divinity of Jose Rizal. Some believe that he is God himself, some believe that Rizal was the second son of God, the reincarnation of Christ. Some of these groups also identify Rizal as the god of the pre-Spanish Malay religion. Some only see as Rizal as a spiritual guide. Leaders of the sect often claim that key people in the
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including Rizal himself were reincarnations of the
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. Many of these groups claim that the only key to
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is by joining their group. The Rizalist religious movement ranged from colorums which were prevalent during the 1920s up to the 1930s to Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association, which was led by Ruben Ecleo. Among these movements are the Iglesia Sagarada Familia (), Lipi ni Rizal (), Pilipinas Watawat (), the Molo, Samahan ng Tatlong Persona Solo Dios, and the Iglesia ng Watawat ng Lahi (). Some of these groups regularly participate in
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celebrations in
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as an act of devotion to Rizal.


See also

* Religious views of José Rizal


References

{{Religion in the Philippines Christian new religious movements Christian denominations founded in the Philippines José Rizal Religious syncretism in the Philippines Folk Catholicism in the Philippines