Antipolo Cathedral
| Antipolo Cathedral | |
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| Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of Antipolo National Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage |
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The façade of Antipolo Cathedral in 2014
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 Antipolo Cathedral
Location in the Philippines
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| 14°35′15″N 121°10′36″E / 14.5875°N 121.176757°ECoordinates: 14°35′15″N 121°10′36″E / 14.5875°N 121.176757°E | |
| Location | Antipolo City, Rizal |
| Country |
 Philippines
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Founded | 1632 |
| Founder(s) | Juan de Salazar, S.J. |
| Dedication | Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Cathedral |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | José L. De Ocampo |
| Architectural type | Church building |
| Completed | 1954 |
| Specifications | |
| Number of domes | 1 |
| Number of spires | 1 |
| Materials | Cement |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Antipolo |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Most Rev Gabriel V. Reyes |
The Antipolo Cathedral (formal title: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of Antipolo, also known as the National Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage) is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Antipolo City, Rizal in the Philippines. It enshrines the Marian image of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje), and is the seat of the Bishop of Antipolo.
The shrine attracts millions of pilgrims annually, especially on the eve of 1 May.
The first church in what is now Antipolo City was built by the Society of Jesus under Rev Juan de Salazar. The church, meant to house the image of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage brought by then-Governor General Juan Niño de Tabora, was supposed to be built on a different plot of land. The church's present location was the site of the tipolo (), top which the image was found after mysteriously vanishing several times.
The church was completed in 1632, but suffered severe damage in 1639 when the Sangley (Chinese) set fire to the church in a revolt. It was restored afterwards though it was damaged by the 1645 Luzon earthquake, and other earthquakes in 1824 and 1863. Nevertheless, the church became a popular pilgrimage site as many devotees paid reverence to Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, including Philippine national hero and polymath José Rizal, who visited the shrine as a boy with his father, Francisco Mercado, on 6 June 1868. The pair went on pilgrimage to fulfil a vow Rizal's mother, Teodora Alonso, had made when she and the boy survived his delivery.
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