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

Location: Sampaloc, Manila

Category: Buildings/Structures

Type: House of Worship

Status: Level II: Historical marker

Date of marker unveiling: 1935

Installed by: Historical Research and Markers Committee

Marker text:

CHURCH OF SAMPALOC

SITE DONATED TO THE FRANCISCANS IN 1613 BY PEDRO DE CHAVES. FIRST CHAPEL BUILT IN HONOR OF OUR LADY OF LORETO IN 1613 AND SET ON FIRE DURING THE CHINESE UPRISING OF 1639. SECOND CHAPEL BUILT UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF ANDRES DE PUERTELLANO O.F.M. PRESENT CHURCH BUILT IN 1666 UNDER THE DIRECTION OF FRANCISCO DE SANTA CATALINA O.F.M. ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONVENT OF SAMPALOC, THERE FUNCTIONED HERE FROM 1692 TO 1808 ONE OF THE BEST PRINTING PRESSES OF MANILA.

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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 Sampaloc

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