The Magnificence Follows: MNI on Building Sanctuaries For Our Loved Ones

Design has the magnificent power to stimulate physical senses through an experiential approach, usher emotions through color and material, and even touch our spiritual side through sound aesthetics and environment. For Magnificat Niches Inc. (MNI), they capture all three facets in columbariums for the dearly departed both locally and internationally.

Risen for the fallen

Columbariums and the process of cremation gained a resurgence over the past couple of years, especially with protocols that followed the COVID-19 outbreak. Data suggests that cremation in Metro Manila has been on an upswing, showing that of the 75,000 deaths in the region every year, close to 10% get cremated.

Even without the pandemic, trends show that people are starting to prefer cremation over traditional burial practices. This makes these sanctuaries and memorial spaces high in demand. Recognizing the need for sleek, space-saving, and cost-efficient columbarium niches, MNI was established.

MNI is a SEC-registered company wholly Filipino-owned company providing high quality columbarium niches with design aesthetics to churches, columbaria, and memorial parks. Their portfolio spans various churches and columbarium complexes around the Philippines, and even as far as California.

Among the notable projects are: Sacred Heart Parish in Cebu City; National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians Parish in Better Living, Parañaque; St. Michael the Archangel Parish, the only Catholic church inside the BGC complex in Taguig; and the St. Therese Mission at Inyo County, California, featuring a combination of interior and exterior vaults that both withstand and complement the arid desert.

“While we are 100% Filipino-owned, our technology, engineering and sources, are a result of extensive research done not just locally but internationally, as well,” shares Mr. Boydee Dizon, President of Magnificat Niches Inc. “Our team of architects and skilled workers will work with you from design, installation and completion. Having experience in running a columbarium, we also give valuable tips in columbarium management,” he added.

If you are looking at venturing into this sunrise industry, let the craftsmanship and experience of MNI be on the top of your considerations as a partner and guide in making your first steps into the columbarium business.