Pilar Manalo Danao

Pilar Manalo Danao
Personal
Born
Pilar de Guzman Manalo

(1914-03-10)March 10, 1914[1]
DiedNovember 26, 1987(1987-11-26) (aged 73)
ReligionIglesia ni Cristo
NationalityFilipino
SpouseArtemio Montes Danao
Children1
Parent
Other namesKa Pilar, Manang, PMD
Senior posting
Based inSan Juan, Philippines
Period in office1942–1987[1]
SuccessorFausto T. Perez (as the Head Choir Director)[2]
Liberty Manalo-Albert (as the Choir Coordinator)

Pilar Manalo Danao (March 10, 1914 – November 26, 1987) also known as Ka Pilar,[3] Manang[4] and PMD, was the eldest daughter of Felix Y. Manalo[5] and the first Head Choir Director of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) from 1942 until her death in 1987.[1] She was instrumental in the creation of hymns for INC; she is the sole lyricist of the church’s Tagalog hymnal, Ang Himnario ng Iglesia ni Cristo. The hymnal originally contained 220 songs,[6] and its first publication in 1937 bears her name and initials imprinted on hymnals (in Tagalog and English) and musical scores (Tagalog) for the choir.[1]

Upon her death, Fausto Perez succeeded her as the Head Choir Director[2] while Liberty Manalo-Albert took charge as the Coordinator of the choir to Executive Minister Eraño G. Manalo. Ramon C. Reyes and Gemma Manalo-de Guzman, daughter of current Executive Minister Eduardo V. Manalo, are the most recent to posts vacated by Perez (after his death) and Albert.[7]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Biography of Felix Manalo". sites.google.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b "a wedding reception program".
  3. ^ "Tagalog – Dictionary: ka". Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  4. ^ Philippine kinship
  5. ^ "Snooky Serna converts to Iglesia ni Cristo after being healed of sickness". gmanetwork.com. Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  6. ^ 75 Blessed Years of the Iglesia ni Cristo by Bienvenido Santiago
  7. ^ "Brother Eduardo V. Manalo brief biography". 3 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.