&content_rizal=NOVELS NOLI ME TANGERE - is a novel written by Jose Rizal, and published in 1887, in Europe. The title is Latin, and it means "touch me not." Rizal took these words from the Bible, specifically the Gospel of St. John 20: 13-17, which described how lepers were made to wear signs bearing these same words to warn passers-by of their condition. The novel is commonly referred to by its shortened name Noli; the English translation is often titled The Social Cancer. EL FILIBUSTERISMO - is the second novel written by Dr. Jose P. Rizal and a sequel to Noli Me Tangere. He had begun writing it in October, 1887, while practising medicine in Calamba. In London (1888), he made some changes in the plot and corrected some chapters already written. He wrote more chapters in Paris and Madrid. On March 29, 1891, he finished the manuscript in Biarritz. PAINTINGS Title: Saturnina Rizal Material: Oil Remarks: Now in Rizal Shrine in Fort Santiago Title: Dapitan church curtains Material: Oil Remarks: Made in Dapitan, 1894 Title: A painting on a pair of mother-of-pearl Material: Oil Remarks: Shells painted by Rizal in Dapitan and given as a gift to Doņa Leonor Valenzuela and later passed into the hands of Dona Margarita Valenzuela Title: Spanish coat of arms Material: Water color Remarks: Done during a fiesta of San Rafael in Calamba in 1867 Title: Allegory on a pair of porcelain bases of the new year celebration Material: Oil Remarks: Made in Berlin in 1886 Title: Christ crucified Material: Crayon Remarks: 1875 Title: Immaculate Conception Material: Crayon Remarks: Made in Manila, 1974 Title: Portrait of Morayta Material: Crayon Remarks: Made in Barcelona, 1885 &content_popup=Dr. Jose Rizal was born in Calamba, Laguna on June 19, 1861. His parents were Francisco Mercado and Teodora Alonzo. He studied at the Ateneo Municipal de Manila and finished a Bachelor in Arts degree on March 23, 1876. He studied medicine at the University of Santo Tomas and continued it at the Central University of Madrid. Rizal became a man of many professions. He finished both medicine and philosophy in 1885 at the University of Madrid. In Paris and Heidelberg, he took graduate studies. He also became a linguist, learning different languages such as Greek and Latin. During his time, he refused to join the Katipuneros in their revolution. Instead, he chosen to fight the Spaniards through his writings. His two famous literary novels are Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. The characters in both of these literary masterpieces represent the injustices and oppressions done by the Spaniards to Filipinos. These novels inspired Filipinos to fight the cruelty and harsh treatment of the Spaniards. He also wrote many poems like Sa Aking mga Kababata which he wrote at the age of eight to encourage fellow children to love their language and Mi Ultimo Adios, his farewell poem to his country and fellowmen before he was executed at the Bagumbayan Field presently known as Luneta.