Malate Church (Manila)

Philippines / National Capital Region / Manila / Marcelo H. del Pilar, 2000
 place with historical importance, Roman Catholic church

The Malate Church, also known as the Our Lady of Remedies Parish Church, is a Baroque-style church which faces a small park and beyond that Manila Bay. The church was built originally on this spot in the sixteenth century by the Augustinians, and is one of the oldest churches in Manila outside of Intramuros.

British soldiers took refuge in this church during their occupation of the Philippines and attack on Intramuros in 1762-63. The church was destroyed in 1773, rebuilt, badly damaged in World War II, and later restored again.

Malate Church is dedicated to Nuestra Senora de Remedios ("Our Lady of Remedies"), the patroness of women in childbirth. A revered statue of the Virgin Mary in her role as Our Lady of Remedies was brought from Spain in 1624 and stands at the altar.

For inquiries:
Malate Catholic Church
Our Lady of Remedies Parish
2000 MH del Pilar, Malate, Manila
Tel: (02)400-5876; 523-2593; 524-6866
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   14°34'9"N   120°59'4"E

Comments

  • this is where mary anne's twins was baptized. and later the reception took place at china place at a nearby grandeur hotel.
  • This is a nice church. The organ master and the choir are fantastic. Sunday masses: 6AM, 7AM, 8AM, 9AM, 12NN, 4PM, 5PM(FILIPINO), 6PM, 7PM, 8PM. Parish priest: John Leydon Parochial Vicars: 1) Enrique Escobar 2) Michael Martin (There are 3 more priests whom I forgot the names of) The feast of this church is on the 3rd week of NOVEMBER annually.
  • may dear, most roman catholic churches are in the shape of a Latic cross (with one arm longer than the other three). gothic, renaissance, baroques, most of them. keep that in mind. i just love architecture.
  • this is where all the starts and stops of my relationship happened, with the only man i loved the most..the man i used to go with and pray with here...praying for our family, friends, and for our relationship and now that he is gone with somebody else, i go back here alone to pray and have the faith that someday, he'll fall all over again with that person he used to be with here..
  • what asad story madam 062803 .. maybe someday you find your man ..
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