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

Location: San Sebastian Church, Pasaje del Carmen Street, Quiapo, Manila

Category: Buildings/Structures

Type: House of worship

Status: Level II - Historical marker

Marker date: 1934

Installed by: Historical Research and Markers Committee

Marker text:

SAN SEBASTIAN CHURCH

DESIGNED BY GENARO PALACIOS. THE STRUCTURAL METAL OF WHICH THIS CHURCH IS UNIQUELY BUILT WAS MANUFACTURED IN BELGIUM AND ERECTED HERE BY BELGIAN ENGINEERS. THE CHURCH WAS SOLEMNLY BLESSED AUGUST 16, 1891. EARLIER CHURCHES BUILT ON THIS SITE BY RECOLLECT FRIARS SINCE 1611 WERE DESTROYED BY EARTHQUAKE IN 1859, 1863 AND 1880.

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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 San Sebastian

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