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

NHCP Photo Collection, 2013

Location: Santa Cruz, Laguna

Category: Buildings/Structures
Type: House of Worship
Status: Level II - Historical Marker
Marker date: 1956

Installed by: Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)

Marker text:

CHURCH OF SANTA CRUZ

THIS CHURCH, DEDICATED TO OUR LADY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPCION, WAS ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED OF STONE IN 1608 UNDER THE DIRECTION OF FRANCISCAN FR. ANTONIO DE LA LLAVE, THE FIRST PARISH PRIEST. ENLARGED IN 1672 BY FR. MIGUEL PERCIVA WITH THE ADDITION OF TWO WINGS, GIVING THE CHURCH THE FORM OF A CROSS. IN 1850 FR. JUAN ANTONIO MARZO BUILT THE PRINCIPAL NAVE AND THE CONVENT, AND REMODELLED THE FIVE ALTARS. DESTROYED BY FIRE ON 26 JANUARY 1945 DURING THE LIBERATION. RECONSTRUCTED IN 1948 UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE 10TH POSTWAR EXECUTIVE PLANNING COUNCIL OF SANTA CRUZ THROUGH THE INITIATIVE OF REV. FR. MARIANO O. LIMJUCO.

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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 Santa Cruz

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