Santuario de San Juan Evangelista explained

Santuario de San Juan Evangelista
Fullname:Shrine of Saint John the Evangelist
Other Name:Old Dagupan Church
Pushpin Map:Luzon mainland#Philippines
Map Caption:Location in Luzon##Location in the Philippines
Coordinates:16.0424°N 120.335°W
Location:Zamora and Jovellanos Streets, Dagupan, Pangasinan
Country:Philippines
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Dedication:Saint John the Evangelist
Years Built:1816 (1660)
Status:Archdiocesan Shrine
Functional Status:Active
Architectural Type:Church building
Style:Neoclassical architecture
Archdiocese:Lingayen-Dagupan
Archbishop:Socrates B. Villegas

The Santuario de San Juan Evangelista, also known as the Shrine of St. John the Evangelist or Dagupan Church, is a Roman Catholic church located along Jovellanos Street and Zamora Street, Dagupan, Pangasinan in the Philippines. It belongs to the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan.[1]

History

The shrine traces its origins back to the late 1590s and early 1610s as the parish church of Dagupan, when the Augustinians assumed spiritual administration of the then-town, with Rev. Fr. Kuis Huete serving as the first parish priest.

In 1660, the church was burned by the men of Andres Malong, a local chieftain of Binalatongan (now San Carlos) and leader of the Malong Revolt against the Spaniards.[2] In 1713, the Dominicans took over until the late 19th century. The church was rebuilt in 1816 by Rev. Fr. Pedro de Rama. The church was later destroyed by the earthquake on March 16, 1892, and subsequent disasters up to the 1910s, requiring numerous rebuilds. The convent became the sanctuary to the Spanish rulers in Pangasinan during the 1898 Philippine Revolution against the Spanish colonial rule.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vicariate of Sts. Peter and Paul. Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan. December 31, 2014.
  2. Web site: The Malong Revolt of 1660: An Attempt to Overthrow Spanish Colonial Rule in Pangasinan. Mile. Sandoval. March 6, 2023. July 29, 2024. Our Pangasinan.
  3. Web site: St John's Cathedral. District 4 Pangasinan. July 29, 2024.