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This is a list of religious buildings in Metro Manila, Philippines, organized by religion and then by city and municipality. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( June 2012 )
Both buildings were burned during the Chinese uprising of 1639. The new church and convent, constructed in 1641, were set on fire in July 1763 during the British occupation of Manila. The present church and convent, constructed in 1774, were used by the insurgent forces of the Philippine Revolution of 1898.
After the Philippines was ceded to the United States as a consequence of the Spanish–American War in 1898, the architecture of the Philippines was influenced by American aesthetics. In this period, the plan for the modern City of Manila was designed, with many neoclassical architecture and art deco buildings by famous American and Filipino ...
Fray Juan de Vivero, a Secular priest who had baptized Rajah Matanda and arrived in Manila Bay in 1566, established the "Church of Manila" established in 1571. [19] Archbishop of Mexico Alonso de Montúfar sent De Vivero, chaplain of the galleon San Gerónimo, to establish Christianity as the spiritual and religious administration in newly colonized Philippines.
An example of the Gothic Revival architecture in the Philippines, it is the only steel building church in the Philippines. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It was designated as a National Historical Landmark in 1973 [ 5 ] and as a National Cultural Treasure in 2011.
Temples in Metro Manila (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Religious buildings and structures in Metro Manila" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
There was a conglomeration of factors that led to the presence of Baroque elements in the architecture of the Philippines, specifically in church architecture. During the Spanish colonial period (1565–1898), Spanish missionaries arrived, sharing not only their religion but also their architecture, inspired from their native land.
The Iglesia Filipina Independiente National Cathedral, canonically known as the Cathedral of the Holy Child, is the national cathedral of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (Philippine Independent Church) and the seat of the Obispo Maximo (Supreme Bishop), the Church's chief pastor and spiritual head, located in Ermita, Manila, Philippines.