Doctrina Cristiana

The Doctrina Christiana was an early book on the Roman Catholic Catechism, written in 1593 by Fray Juan de Plasencia, and is believed to be one of the earliest printed books in the Philippines.

Spanish title:

In English:

Christian Doctrine in Spanish Language And Tagalog, with correct Rules for Religious of the Orders. Printed with Licence (Imprimatur) in (Saint) Gabriel of the Order of (Saint) Dominic. In Manila, 1593.

In Tagalog (Filipino):

Ang Doktrina Kristiyana sa Wikang Kastila at Tagalog, kasama ang tamang Patakaran para sa Relihiyoso ng mga Orden. Inilimbag nang may Lisensya sa San Gabriel ng Orden ni Santo Domingo. Sa Maynila, 1593.

There is some controversy about which of the versions is the first printed book in Spanish Philippines, with some scholars believing that the Chinese-language version titled Doctrina Christiana en letra y lengua China, compuesta por los madres ministros de los Sangleyes, de la Orden de Sancto Domingo. Con licencia, por Keng Yong, China, en el Parian de Manila (Chinese: 新刻僧師高母羡撰無極天主正教真傳實錄; pinyin: Xīnkè Sēngshī Gāomǔ Xiàn-zhuàn Wújí Tiānzhǔ Zhèngjiào Zhēnchuán Shílù; Wade–Giles: Hsin¹k'o⁴ Seng¹shih¹Kao¹mu³ Hsien⁴-chuan⁴ Wu²chi²T'ien¹chu³ Cheng⁴chiao⁴ Chen¹ch'uan² Shih²lu⁴; literally: "A Printed Edition of The True Faith in The Infinite God, by Fr. Juan Cobo, O.P.") by Fray Miguel de Benavides, OP, was printed between 1590 and 1592 by the Chinese printer Keng Yong in Manila before the Spanish and Tagalog versions.

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