San Francisco Church was a Roman Catholic church along San Francisco and Solana Streets in the walled city of Intramuros, Manila, Philippines. The church, which used to be the center of the Franciscan missions in the Philippines, was destroyed during the Second World War. The site has been occupied by Mapúa University since the war.
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| 14°35′28″N 120°58′42″E / 14.591192°N 120.978333°E | |
| Location | San Francisco and Solana Streets, Intramuros, Manila |
| Country | Philippines |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Status | Inexistent |
| Dedication | Our Lady of Angels |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural type | Church building |
| Demolished | 1945 |
History
editWhen the Franciscans arrived in the Philippines in 1578, they built a church made of nipa, bamboo and wood, which was inaugurated on August 2 and was dedicated to the Our Lady of Angels.[1] On November 5, 1739, the cornerstone of a new stone church was laid. It was destroyed in the Allied bombardment of Manila during the Second World War.[2] The statue of Saint Anthony of Padua in the courtyard of Santuario de San Antonio in Forbes Park, Makati, was the lone survivor of the ravages of the war.[1] Since World War II, the site has been occupied by the Mapúa Institute of Technology.[1]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c Gutay, J. F. "Long" D. "Church of the Our Lady of the Angels in Intramuros, Manila". OFM Philippines Archives. Order of Franciscan Minors in the Philippines. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- ^ Bryan & Olivares 1899, p. 636
Bibliography
edit- Bryan, William; Olivares, José de (1899). Our Islands Their People Seen Camera Pencil. New York: N. D. Thompson Publishing. p. 636.