The Malate Church is a Baroque-style church which faces a small park and beyond that Manila Bay. The church was built originally on this spot in the sixteenth century by the Augustinians, and is one of the oldest churches in Manila outside of Intramuros. Brief History: British soldiers took refuge in this church during their [...]
Parish of St. James the Great
June 18, 2007 By 27 Comments
Brief Description St James the Great Parish is located inside Ayala Alabang Village, an exclusive suburban residence south of Manila favored by more affluent Filipinos. The church was perfect for the couple. Old-world elegance meets luxury. A beautiful altar it has and this church can have their aircons turned on during the ceremony. This church [...]
Mount Carmel
June 8, 2007 By 85 Comments
Situated in Aurora Boulevard in New Manila, Quezon City, Mount Carmel is another church favored for weddings. With its large, ornate array of stained glass windows, the church is romantic as it is serene. Just a short history of the church, On Dec. 30, 1954, the cornerstone for the church was blessed by Archbishop Vagnozzi [...]
Paco Park Church
June 3, 2007 By 106 Comments
Paco Park Church or St. Pancratius Chapel Brief Description: Again this is one of the edifices built during the Spanish regime completed in 1820. It is actually a former municipal cemetery for the well-heeled and established aristocratic Spanish families. On December 30, 1896, Dr. Jose P. Rizal, was interred in Paco Park after his execution [...]
Shrine of Jesus, The Way, The Truth, & The Life
May 30, 2007 By 14 Comments
Nuestra Senora de Gracia Parish
May 23, 2007 By 10 Comments
Constructed in 1599 by the Augustinian friars, the oldest religious order in the Philippines, this baroque church was originally called Nuestra Senora de Gracia (Our Lady of Grace), in honor of a miraculous image of the Virgin Mary housed inside. The architecture is marked by four Doric columns and leaf carvings above the main entrence. [...]
San Sebastian Church
May 21, 2007 By 41 Comments
The Church of San Sebastian was raised into the status of a minor basilica by Pope Leo XIII on June 24, 1890. The following year, on August 15, 1891, the all-steel church of San Sebastian was inaugurated and blessed. The interior of the church displays groined vaults just like what a Gothic architecture should be, [...]
Manila Cathedral
May 21, 2007 By 13 Comments
The Manila Cathedral, also known as the minor basilica of the Immaculate Conception, was the seat of the Archbishop of Manila during the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines, and still remains the ecclesisastical seat of the Archdiocese of Manila. The See of Manila, with jurisdiction over all the Philippine Islands and suffragan to the [...]
