San Francisco Church (Manila) Explained

San Francisco Church
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Coordinates:14.5912°N 120.9783°W
Location:San Francisco and Solana Streets, Intramuros, Manila
Country:Philippines
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Dedication:Our Lady of Angels
Status:Inexistent
Architectural Type:Church building
Demolished Date:1945

The San Francisco Church (Spanish; Castilian: Iglesia de San Francisco) is a defunct 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.

History

When 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. On November 5, 1739, the cornerstone of a new stone church was laid. It was destroyed in the bombings of Manila during the Second World War. 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. Since World War II, the site has been occupied by the Mapúa Institute of Technology.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gutay . J. F. "Long" D. . Church of the Our Lady of the Angels in Intramuros, Manila . 24 November 2014 . OFM Philippines Archives . Order of Franciscan Minors in the Philippines . en.