National Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes
| National Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes | |
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| Pambansang Dambana ng Mahal na Birhen ng Lourdes Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora de Lourdes |
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 National Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes
Location in Metro Manila
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| 14°37′49″N 120°59′49″E / 14.6302°N 120.9970°ECoordinates: 14°37′49″N 120°59′49″E / 14.6302°N 120.9970°E | |
| Location | Kanlaon Corner N.S. Amoranto Ave., (Formerly Retiro St.), Quezon City, Philippines 1114 |
| Country | Philippines |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Parish of Sta. Teresita del Niño Jesus |
| Founded | 1892 (First church) 1950 (Current church) |
| Founder(s) | Capuchins |
| Dedication | Our Lady of Lourdes |
| Associated people | Manuel Flores (Sculptor of the first images of Our Lady of Lourdes) |
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| Status | National shrine |
| Functional status | Active |
| Style | Neoclassic |
| Groundbreaking | January 30, 1950 |
| Completed | 1951 |
| Demolished | 1945 (First church, Battle of Manila) |
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| Materials | Reinforced concrete |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Manila |
| Diocese | Diocese of Cubao |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Most Rev. Luis Antonio Cardinal G. Tagle, D.D. |
| Bishop(s) | Most Rev. Honesto F. Ongtioco, D.D. |
| Priest(s) | Rev. Fr. Cesar F. Acuin, O.F.M. Cap. (Parish Priest) |
| Assistant priest(s) | Rev. Fr. Ernesto Lagasca, O.F.M. Cap. (Asst. Parish Priest) |
The National Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, (Filipino: Pambansáng Dambana ng Mahal na Birhen ng Lourdes) better known as Lourdes Church, is a Roman Catholic national shrine in Quezon City, Philippines. The church is under the care of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin of the Philippine Ecclesiastical Province and under the Vicariate of San Pedro Bautista of the Diocese of Cubao.
The original church was located in Intramuros until it was destroyed during World War II. Nonetheless, the two images of Our Lady of Lourdes dating from 1892 and 1894 respectively were hidden and spared during the bombing. Both images stand today in the present church at Quezon City.
The present church was completed and inaugurated in 1951. On 1997, it was declared as a national shrine by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines. Dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes, the church celebrates its feast or fiesta on February 11, the anniversary of the first apparition in Lourdes, France.
Eleven missionaries from Spain arrived in Manila on May 13, 1886 and stayed with the Franciscans in Intramuros. Six of the friars left while the remaining five continued to provide the spiritual needs of the area until they built the first Capuchin house in Gen Luna Street in Intramuros, Manila, opening it to the public on May 8, 1892.
Father Berardo de Cieza requested Manuel Flores to sculpt a statue of Our Lady of Lourdes later that year. A second image was sculpted by the same person with the guidance of Father Antonio of Valencia. In September 1897, Architect Federico Soler started the enlargement of the chapel with help from donations from a Mr Moron. The new church dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes was inaugurated on February 3, 1910.
When World War II erupted, the image of Our Lady of Lourdes was kept in the sacristy of San Agustin Church (Manila). It was found intact after the war and was transferred to the chapel of the University of Santo Tomas and later moved to Sta. Teresita Chapel in Mayon Street, Quezon City.
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