National Registry of Historic Sites and Structures in the Philippines: Church of Lumbang

Location: Lumbang, Laguna
Category: Buildings/Structures
Type: House of Worship
Status: Level II: Historical marker
Marker: 1939

Installed by: Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)
Marker text:

CHURCH OF LUMBANG

LUMBANG WAS FOR A TIME THE CENTER OF ALL MISSIONARY ACTIVITIES IN LAGUNA. REV JUAN DE PLASENCIA, O.F.M., MINISTERED HERE IN 1578. THE ORIGINAL CHURCH IF WOOD AND THATCH WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE, BEING REPLACED BY THE FIRST STONE CHURCH TO BE BUILT IN LAGUNA,COMPLETED HERE IN 1600. A SOLEMN EUCHARISTIC PROCESSION WAS HELD HERE ON OTOBER 9,1600 THE CHURCH WAS SERIOUSLY DAMAGED BY THE EARTHQUAKE OF 1880. A RESTHOUSE OF A SICK FRANCISCAN MISSIONARIES WAS MAINTAINED HERE FROM 1606 TO 1618.REV JUAN DE SANTA MARIA, O.F.M.,CONDUCTED HERE INN 1606 A REGIONAL SCHOOL, WHERE 400 BOYS WERE TAUGHT LITURGICAL HYMNS AND THE USE OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

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LEVEL I - Sites and Structures declared as National Shrine, National Historical Landmark, National Historical Site, and National Monument (Entries with asterisks)

LEVEL II - Sites and Structures declared as Heritage Zones/Historic Centers, Heritage Houses and bearing Historical Markers

DELISTED - Declared and/or marked historic sites and structures that were removed from the national registry

LIFTED - Sites and structures 50 years old and above removed of its presumption as Important Cultural Property (R.A. 10066)

Church of Lumbang

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