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| Santa Rosa de Lima Parish Church | |
Parokya ni Santa Rosa de Lima (Filipino) | |
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| 14°18′50″N121°06′41″E / 14.313945°N 121.111412°E /14.313945; 121.111412 | |
| Location | F. Gomez Street, Kanluran,Santa Rosa,Laguna |
| Country | Philippines |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1792 |
| Dedication | Rose of Lima |
| Consecrated | August 4, 1812 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Church building |
| Style | Baroque |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Solidadobe stones withlime andmortar mixed withalbumin |
| Administration | |
| Subdivision | Vicariate of Sta. Rosa de Lima[1] |
| Metropolis | Manila |
| Archdiocese | Manila |
| Diocese | San Pablo |
| Deanery | Sta. Rosa de Lima |
| Clergy | |
| Priest | Mario P. Rivera |
| Assistant priest(s) | Rodolfo C. Carabuena Modelo N. Del Valle Eduardo Garcia Jose Francis A. Calo |
Saint Rose of Lima Parish Church, also known asSanta Rosa de Lima Parish Church, is aRoman Catholic church inSanta Rosa,Laguna, and thePhilippines. Established in 1792,[2] it is under the jurisdiction of theDiocese of San Pablo and is the second oldest named parish dedicated toSaint Rose of Lima in the Philippines.[3]Fr. Mario P. Rivera serves as the current parish priest.[4]
The Saint Rose of Lima Parish was established in 1792 with the arrival of Spanish Catholic priest Francisco Favie. Both the church and the convent were completed within 12 years, and the parish was blessed on August 4, 1812.[5]
The inauguralMass, celebrated by Fr. Francisco Favie, was held on 30 August 1812 in honor of SaintRose of Lima.[6]
In 1796, Spanish friars built the present church with the labor of Chinese workers who became ancestors of old Chinese families inSanta Rosa, including the Lijaucos and the Tiongcos. The old convent was used as the main building of the oldCanossa School.[7]
Instead of "Bucol", the residents chose "Santa Rosa" in honor of the patron saint,Rose of Lima. The original structure remains standing, with the facade only retained next to the Old Government Building, and is known asMuseo de Santa Rosa.
The church tower contains eight bells ranging from 32 cm to 85 cm in diameter. Each bell bears inscriptions of its patron saint and year of casting.[8]
The patron's name, the name of the manufacturer and his address, the priest then serving as curate, the year of casting, and the name of the donor (if any) are engraved on the bell.
The church has a clock measuring 1.5 meters (4.9 ft) in diameter that chimes every quarter-hour. It was destroyed during adogfight between theUnited States Air Force and theImperial Japanese air forces, dismantling with it the statues of saints. The display comprised the statues used in the church'sHoly Week processions, flanked by twobelfries — one on each side.
Mariano Perlas Sr., an indigenous Santa Rosa painter in the early 20th century, was inspired to paint the church's ceiling by Andres Tejedor (Oct. 1916 – Feb. 1926), a Spanish priest of the Dominican Order. The paintings were quite popular between 1923 and 1960. Saint Roch, the four evangelists, the Coronation, and the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin were among the paintings.
During Agustin Reyes's tenure from 1957 to 1966, the paintings were removed when the ceiling was repainted during the renovation in 1960. This was necessary because some of the artwork had been damaged by bats or the passage of time. The two remaining paintings on the ceiling of the choir loft, also known as the "Koro," depict the patron saints ofChristian music: Holy King David with his harp and Saint Cecilia at the piano. These two are the only ones remaining from over a dozen original paintings.
When Benito Pagsuyuin was the parish priest, some paintings that were decaying or fading in thesacristy were assembled, and Pedro Rivera had them repainted. They were framed and displayed at the back of the church.
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