Malate Church
| Malate Church | |
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| Our Lady of Remedies Parish Church | |
Facade of the Malate Church
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 Malate Church
Location in the Philippines
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| 14°34′10″N 120°59′05″E / 14.569326°N 120.984742°ECoordinates: 14°34′10″N 120°59′05″E / 14.569326°N 120.984742°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Denomination | Roman catholic |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 1588, 1624 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Baroque |
| Style | Neo-Mudejar |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Stone, Sand, gravel, cement, mortar and steel |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle, D.D., S.Th.D. |
| Priest(s) | Rev Fr. Leo Distor, MSSC |
| Assistant priest(s) | Rev Fr. John Leydon, MSSC |
Malate Church (formally known as Our Lady of Remedies Parish Church or "Malate Catholic Church") is a church in Manila, Philippines. It is a Baroque-style church fronted by Plaza Rajah Sulayman and, ultimately, Manila Bay. The church is dedicated to Nuestra Señora de los Remedios ("Our Lady of Remedies"), the patroness of childbirth. A revered statue of the Virgin Mary in her role as Our Lady of Remedies was brought from Spain in 1624 and stands at the altar.
Malate used to be known as Maalat due to the saline waters of the bay; and as Laguio or Lagunoi, the name of the street which separated it from Ermita. it is located by Manila Bay, very close to the sea. One main street crosses it at the center; it is wide and beautiful and leads up to Cavite. The numerous trees make this road a pleasant walk. It lies just three kilometers from the center of Manila.
The Augustinian Chapter held on 18 September 1581 accepted the house of Maalat as a house of the Order under the name of Lagunoi and the advocation of the Conception of Our Lady (Immaculate Conception). In the Chapter held on 17 May 1590, three resident priests of the monastery of San Agustin (Manila) were charged with the care of the natives of Malate; they were Frs. Alfonso de Castro, Diego Munoz and Ildefonso Gutierrez. The report of the Father Provincial of 1591 reveals that the house of Malate together with Lagunoi has 1,200 souls, convent and church. In 1639, the convent of Malate contributed to the patriotic campaign of Governor-General Sebastián Hurtado de Corcuera against the pirates with a donation of two bells of seven arrobas and seven libras (154 kg. & 220 g.).
In 1624, Fr. Juan de Guevara brought from Andalucía, Spain the image of the Virgen de los Remedios which was said to be very miraculous. It "had graceful features," says San Agustin, "was half vara high (417 mm.) and slightly brown." Fr. Castro's version is different. "I saw the image a thousand times," writes Castro, "but she never looked brown to me, but rather white with hands and face of white ivory." The devotion to the Virgen de los Remedios made Malate a very famous sanctuary. People flocked to venerate the image, especially on Saturdays. Women presented their babies to the Virgin.
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