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The Diocesan Shrine and Parish of San Miguel Arcangel, is a 19th-century, Baroque Roman Catholic church located along De Leon St., Brgy. Poblacion, San Miguel, Bulacan, Philippines. The parish church, with Saint Michael, the Archangel as patron saint, is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Malolos.
In 1580, the town of Tayabas was established as a parish with Michael the Archangel as its patron saint. [5] Like most churches in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era, the first church was a camarin-type structure of bamboo, nipa and anahaw built between 1580 and 1585 under the Franciscan friars. [5] [6]
The Archdiocesan Shrine of San Miguel Arcangel, commonly known as Argao Church, is a Roman Catholic church in Argao, Cebu, Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Cebu . The municipality of Argao was established as a parish in 1703 under the Augustinian order .
It is under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Manila, and is dedicated to the archangels Saint Michael, Saint Gabriel, and Saint Raphael. [ 3 ] Situated on the former site of La Fábrica de Cerveza de San Miguel (now San Miguel Brewery ), [ 4 ] the shrine is also known as Malacañang Church as it is within the Malacañang Palace complex ...
Because of his association with scales to judge the souls of the dead, Michael the Archangel is the patron saint of bankers and grocers. Additionally, because of his role in leading the angels to expel Satan from heaven, Saint Michael is also the patron saint of police officers and military personnel. [27]
The upper level niches contained the images of Anne (the titular patron saint of Santa Ana district) at the center with Peter and Paul on its sides. At the top the retablo is the image of Michael the Archangel , which is flanked by medallions containing the painted images of Didacus of Alcalá and Paschal Baylon .
Since the fourteenth century, Saint Michael has been the patron saint of Dumfries in Scotland, where a church dedicated to him was built at the southern end of the town, on a mound overlooking the River Nith. [153] An Anglican sisterhood dedicated to Saint Michael under the title of the Community of St Michael and All Angels was founded in 1851 ...
Saint Michael the Archangel Parish Church, commonly known as Orion Church, is a 16th-century, Baroque Roman Catholic church located at Brgy. San Vicente, Orion , Bataan , Philippines . The parish church, dedicated to Saint Michael, the Archangel , is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Balanga .