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

Location: Morong, Rizal (Region IV-A)
Category: Buildings/Structures
Type: House of Worship

Status: Level II - Historical marker
Marker date: 1939

Installed by: Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)

Marker text:

CHURCH OF MORONG

THE TOWN DATES FROM 1578. A RESIDENT PRIEST WAS ASSIGNED TO IT IN 1586. A FIRE IN 1612 DESTROYED THE TOWN AND ITS FIRST CHURCH. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, THE PRESENT CHURCH WAS CONSTRUCTED. ITS FRONTISPIECE AND THE BELFRY WERE BUILT BY BARTOLOME PALATINO, OF PAETE, BETWEEN 1850 AND 1853.

Legend

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 Morong

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