Our Lady of Light Parish
| Cainta Church | |
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| Our Lady of Light Parish Church | |
| Iglesia de Madre Santísima de la Luz | |
| Simbahan ng Caintâ | |
Facade of the Cainta Church
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 Cainta Church
The location of the church in the Philippines
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| 14°34′41″N 121°06′56″E / 14.5780°N 121.1155°ECoordinates: 14°34′41″N 121°06′56″E / 14.5780°N 121.1155°E | |
| Location | A. Bonifacio Ave., San Andrés, Cainta, Rizal |
| Country | Philippines |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Founder(s) | Jesuits |
| Consecrated | February 25, 1968 (reconstructed church) |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Active |
| Functional status | Church |
| Heritage designation | Marked Historical Structure |
| Designated | 2007 |
| Architect(s) | Fr. Gaspar Marco, S.J., (first church) Arch. Galo Ocampo (reconstructed church |
| Architectural type | Baroque Church |
| Style | Renaissance revival architecture |
| Groundbreaking | 1707 (first church) 1966 (reconstructed church) |
| Completed | 1716 (first church) 1968 (reconstructed church) |
| Demolished | 1899 (first church) |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 2,500 people (reconstructed church) |
| Length | 144 feet (44 m) (first church) 223 feet (68 m) (reconstructed church) |
| Width | 48 feet (15 m) (first church) 138 feet (42 m) (reconstructed church) |
| Height | 36 feet (11 m) (first church) 34.4 feet (10.50 m) (reconstructed church) |
| Number of domes | One (first church) None (reconstructed church) |
| Number of spires | One |
| Materials | Stone and reinforced concrete |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Our Lady of Light |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Manila |
| Diocese | Diocese of Antipolo |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | His Eminence Antonio Cardinal Tagle |
| Bishop(s) | Most Rev. Gabriel V. Reyes |
| Priest in charge | Rev. Fr. Nolly C. Buco, JCD |
| Laity | |
| Servers' guild | Confradia dela Madre Santissima del Lumen |
Cainta Church, ecclesiastically known as Our Lady of Light Parish Church (Spanish: Iglesia de Madre Santísima de la Luz) stands as one of the oldest churches established in the province of Rizal, Philippines. It is located along Andres Bonifacio Avenue in Barangay San Andres. The church also operates a neighboring school, Cainta Catholic College.
From its time of erection as a parish in 1760 until 1983, it belonged to the Archdiocese of Manila. It was placed under the newly created Diocese of Antipolo in 1983, which is now headed by Most Rev. Gabriel V. Reyes, together with his Auxiliary Bishop Francisco M. De Leon. The present parish priest is Rev. Fr. Nolly C. Buco, JCD.
The stone church of Cainta was first built by Fr. Gaspar Marco, a Jesuit priest in 1707, which was initially named after its patron Saint Andrew the Apostle. The construction of the stone church was designed by Fr. Juan de Salazar, S.J. and was completed during the time of Joaquin Sanchez, S.J. in 1716 while he was still the parish priest.
In 1727, a painting of Our Lady of Light was brought in from the Kingdom of Sicily (today part of Italy) and was chosen as the new patroness of the church. In 1760, the church was officially declared a separate parish.
On February 23, 1853, an earthquake damaged the church building. Its roof and one wall collapsed while the walls of the parish rectory or convent sustained cracks.
By 1884 or even earlier, the parish was already named as Our Lady of Light (Virgen ng Caliuanagan or Madre Santissima del Lumen in Tagalog and Spanish languages), as attested on the August 5, 1884 letter by the pastor of Cainta Don Mariano de San Juan to the Archbishop of Manila, Fray Pedro Payo, O.P..
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