Saint Gregory the Great Parish Church (Majayjay)

Majayjay in Laguna. It is recognized by the National Museum as a National Cultural Treasure (Level 1).^[1]

forced labor and a rehabilitation cost of $26,000 by Jose de Puertollano.^[7] Instead of rebuilding the church, Puertollano decided to sandwich the ruins between two layers of brick resulting in an unusual wall thickness of 3 metres (9.8 ft).^[10] It took 19 years for the people of Majayjay to complete the church which was made of volcanic tuff with red tiles and prime lumber. On completion in 1730, the church became the biggest in the Philippines^[3]

galvanized iron in 1892 under the supervision of Gregorio Platero. During the American occupation, the church served as headquarters of the American army. Due to damage brought about by the Spanish and American revolution, the church was again repaired in 1912.^[11]

balustraded windows on each polygonal level is connected to the langit-langitan, a cat-walk above the ceiling which leads to the crossing over the transept.^[1] The belfry has arched windows each with a bell trimmed with finials and a large antique bell on top.^[12]

Laguna de Bay, is one of the best preserved convento in the country and is the earliest surviving example of its kind.^[4][7] It houses a small museum of old parish documents and ecclesiastical silver. A small portion of the church was converted into the present-day Liceo de Majayjay, a Catholic school under the supervision of the local parish and the Diocesan Catholic School System of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Pablo

Spanish period. The image of the Nuestra Señora de la Porteria, which was brought to Majayjay by Spanish missionaries in 1759, was enshrined in the former court building in 1760.^[7][13]