Santuario de San Pedro Bautista
| Santuario de San Pedro Bautista | |
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| Saint Peter Baptist Archdiocesan Shrine | |
| San Francisco del Monte Church | |
| Dambana ni San Pedro Bautista | |
The Altar of Santuario de San Pedro Bautista
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 Santuario de San Pedro Bautista
Location in the Philippines
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| 14°38′16.4″N 121°0′45.4″E / 14.637889°N 121.012611°ECoordinates: 14°38′16.4″N 121°0′45.4″E / 14.637889°N 121.012611°E | |
| Location | 69 San Pedro Bautista St. San Francisco del Monte, Quezon City |
| Country | Philippines |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | Official Website |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | San Pedro Bautista Parish Church |
| Founded | 1590 (sub-parish) |
| Founder(s) | Pedro Bautista (Peter Baptist) |
| Dedicated | 1590 (Our Lady of Monticelli) 1932 (San Pedro Bautista) |
| Associated people | Don Tomas de Endaya |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Church; Shrine |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Marked Historical Landmark |
| Designated | 1936 |
| Architect(s) | Fr. Francisco de Mondejar (1696-1699) |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Baroque and Spanish Mission architecture |
| Groundbreaking | 1696 (original section) |
| Completed | 1699 (original section) 1970s (expanded section with new facade) |
| Specifications | |
| Number of domes | None |
| Number of spires | One bell tower |
| Materials | Stone and reinforced concrete |
| Administration | |
| Parish | San Pedro Bautista |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Manila |
| Diocese | Diocese of Cubao |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle |
| Vicar(s) | Fr. Baltazar A. Obico, OFM |
| Priest in charge | Fr. Carlos S. Santos, OFM |
| Priest(s) | Fr. Rolie G. Pimentero, OFM |
| Assistant priest(s) | Fr. Angelito A. Salazar, OFM |
The Santuario de San Pedro Bautista (Saint Peter Baptist Shrine), also known as the San Francisco del Monte Church is a parish church in the San Francisco del Monte district of Quezon City, in the Philippines. It is one of the oldest church in the country having founded in 1590. The church is dedicated to its founder Fr. Pedro Bautista (Peter Baptist), a Spanish missionary from Avila, Spain, one of the 26 Christians martyred in Japan in 1597.
The shrine belongs to the Diocese of Cubao under the Vicariate of Saint Pedro Bautista. It is also under the administration of the Franciscans or the Order of Friars Minor (OFM), from the Franciscan Province of Saint Pedro Bautista.
When Pedro Bautista was elected custos, an official of the Franciscans, he saw the need for a secluded place where the missionaries could recharge physically, mentally and spiritually. He found a hilly area which he deemed conducive for meditation, and on February 17, 1590, then Governor-General Santiago de Vera granted the land to the Franciscan Order.
The town of San Francisco del Monte back then was an elevated area of 250 hectares (620 acres) with thick woods, surrounded by a creek and eight water springs. Father Pedro Bautista built a little convent and a chapel made of bamboo and nipa palm. He dedicated the chapel to Our Lady of Montecelli and the place was opened as a house of retreat for missionaries, as a novitiate house, and as a place for reclusion of government officials.
The chapel was replaced by a wooden structure in 1591 and in 1593, clay and natural stones were used for fortification, which was also the time when the convent was constructed. The chapel was rebuilt using adobe in 1599 as designed by Architect Domingo Ortigas. The reconstruction was funded by Don Pedro Salazar, whereas the expansion of the convent was made possible by donations from Captain Domingo Ortiz de Chagoya.
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