Filipino cardinal; archbishop of Manila (1974-2003). 
 
TLS - Typewritten Letter Signed, one page, 1998, addressed to an admirer. Sends his autograph and references a photograph (not included). We can include a reprint image upon request.
 
Sin presided at very significant events which led to a reinvigoration of the faith and of a deeper assessment and evaluation of the life of the local Church. In 1979, he convened the Fourth Synod of Manila which saw, for the first time, the active and full-fledged membership of the laity in an archdiocesan synod. In February 1981, the country was blessed with the visit of Pope John Paul II who presided over the grace-filled event of the beatification of Lorenzo Ruiz who, in 1987, would be canonized as the first Filipino saint. In April of the same year, the Manila Cathedral was elevated to a Minor Basilica.