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

Location: Meycauayan, Bulacan (Region III)
Category: Buildings/Strcutures
Type: House of Worship
Status: Level II: Historical marker
Marker date: 1939

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

CHURCH OF MEYCAUAYAN

THE FIRST CHURCH WAS DESTROYED BY A TYPHOON IN 1588. THE CONSRUCTION OF THE PRESENT CHURCH WAS STARTED SHORTLY AFTER 1668 WHEN THE TOWN WAS MOVED FORM LAGULO TO THE PRESENT SITE. REVEREND FRANCISCO CASCUEÑA, O.F.M., WHO BUILT THE GOSPEL IN CHINA FOR SIX YEARS, AND ON BEING EXILED FROM THAT KINGDOM DUE TO OPPOSITION IN HIS RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS, RETURNED TO MEYCAUYAN, HE SERVED THIS PARISH FOR 31 YEARS AND DIED HERE ON NOVEMBER 18,1831. THE CONVENT AND CHURCH WERE SERIOUSLY DAMAGED BY THE TYPHOON OF 1882.

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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 Meycauayan

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