San Agustin Church (Manila)
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| 'Immaculate Conception Parish Church of San Agustin'Simabhan sa mga kiat Shrine of Our Lady of Consolacion y Correa Parroquia de la Inmaculada Concepción de María de San Agustín Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Consolación y Correa |
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 San Agustin Church
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| 14°35′20.1″N 120°58′31.2″E / 14.588917°N 120.975333°ECoordinates: 14°35′20.1″N 120°58′31.2″E / 14.588917°N 120.975333°E | |
| Location | Intramuros, Manila |
| Country | Philippines |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | San Agustin Church |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Iglesia de San Pablo de Manila |
| Founded | 1720 |
| Dedication | St. Augustine |
| Consecrated | 1607 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | World Heritage Site |
| Designated | 1993 |
| Architect(s) | Juan Macías |
| Style | Baroque |
| Groundbreaking | 1586 |
| Completed | 1607 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 67.15 m (220.3 ft) |
| Width | 24.93 m (81.8 ft) |
| Materials | Adobe stones |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila |
| Province | Manila |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle, D.D., S.Th.D |
| Priest(s) | Rev. Fr. Arnold C. Sta. Maria, OSA |
| Baroque Churches of the Philippines | |||||
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| Location | Philippines | ||||
| Type | Cultural | ||||
| Criteria | ii, iv | ||||
| Reference | 677 | ||||
| UNESCO region | Asia-Pacific | ||||
| Inscription history | |||||
| Inscription | 1993 (17th Session) | ||||
San Agustin Church (Spanish: Iglesia de la Inmaculada Concepción de María de San Agustín) is a Roman Catholic church under the auspices of The Order of St. Augustine, located inside the historic walled city of Intramuros in Manila.
In 1993, San Agustin Church was one of four Philippine churches constructed during the Spanish colonial period to be designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, under the collective title Baroque Churches of the Philippines. It was named a National Historical Landmark by the Philippine government in 1976.
The present structure is actually the third Augustinian church erected on the site. The San Agustin Church is located in General Luna St, Manila, Metro Manila. The first San Agustin Church was the first religious structure constructed by the Spaniards on the island of Luzon. Made of bamboo and nipa, it was completed in 1571, but destroyed by fire in December 1574 during the attempted invasion of Manila by the forces of Limahong. A second wooden structure built on the same site was destroyed in February 1583, by a fire that started when a candle ignited drapery on the funeral bier during services for Spanish Governor-General Gonzalo Ronquillo de Peñalosa.
The Augustinians decided to rebuild the church using stone, and to construct an adjacent monastery. Construction began in 1586, based on a design by Juan Macías. The structure was built using hewn adobe stones quarried from Meycauayan, Binangonan and San Mateo, Rizal. The work proceeded slowly due to the lack of funds and materials, as well as the relative scarcity of stone artisans. The monastery was operational by 1604, and the church was formally declared complete on 19 January 1607, and named St. Paul of Manila. Macías, who had died before the completion of the church, was officially acknowledged by the Augustinians as the builder of the edifice.
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