Basilica Minore de San Pedro Bautista
Roman Catholic minor basilica in Quezon City, Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Basilica Minore de San Pedro Bautista (Minor Basilica of Saint Pedro Bautista), also known as the San Francisco del Monte Church and alternatively as Santuario de San Pedro Bautista, is a minor basilica and parish church in the San Francisco del Monte district of Quezon City, Philippines. It is one of the oldest churches in the country and the oldest in the city, having been founded in 1590. The church is dedicated to its founder Padre Pedro Bautista, a Spanish missionary from Ávila, Spain, one of the 26 Christians martyred in Japan in 1597.
Basilica Minore de San Pedro Bautista | |
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Minor Basilica and Shrine of Saint Pedro Bautista | |
San Francisco del Monte Church | |
14°38′16.4″N 121°0′45.4″E | |
Location | San Francisco del Monte, Quezon City |
Country | Philippines |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Religious institute | Order of Friars Minor |
History | |
Former name(s) | Santuario de San Pedro Bautista |
Status | Minor Basilica |
Founded | February 17, 1590; 434 years ago (1590-02-17) (sub-parish) November 11, 1932; 91 years ago (1932-11-11) (parish) |
Founder(s) | Pedro Bautista |
Dedication | Pedro Bautista |
Consecrated | 1699; 325 years ago (1699) (original) January 30, 1971; 53 years ago (1971-01-30) (expansion)[1] |
Associated people | Don Tomás de Endaya |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Important Cultural Property[2] |
Designated | September 28, 2017 |
Architect(s) | Francisco de Mondéjar Arturo Mañalac |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Baroque and California Mission |
Years built |
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Groundbreaking | 1696; 328 years ago (1696) (original) April 1969; 55 years ago (1969-04) (expansion)[1] |
Completed | 1699; 325 years ago (1699) (original) January 30, 1971; 53 years ago (1971-01-30) (expansion)[1] |
Specifications | |
Length | 50 meters (160 ft)[2] |
Width | 20 meters (66 ft)[2] |
Other dimensions | Façade facing northeast |
Number of towers | 1 |
Materials | Stone and reinforced concrete |
Administration | |
Province | Manila |
Diocese | Cubao (since 2003) |
Deanery | San Pedro Bautista |
Parish | San Pedro Bautista |
Clergy | |
Rector | Fr. Bernardo M. Lanuza, OFM |
The shrine belongs to the Diocese of Cubao under the Vicariate of Saint Pedro Bautista. It is also under the administration of the Franciscans or the Order of Friars Minor (OFM), from the Franciscan Province of Saint Pedro Bautista.
The parish covers six barangays, namely: Damayan, Del Monte, Mariblo, Paraiso, Sta. Cruz, and Talayan. It is bounded by Pat Senador St. to the west, Quezon Avenue to the east, Araneta Avenue to the south, and Judge Juan Luna Street to the north.[3]