San Miguel Arcangel Church (Marilao)
Marilao Church | |
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Diocese | Malolos |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | Jose Advincula |
Bishop(s) | Dennis Cabanada Villarojo |
Priest(s) | Ronald C. Ortega |
Assistant priest(s) | Samuel A. Estrope II |
The San Miguel Arcangel Church, also Marilao Church, is a 19th-century
History
Prior to the construction of the present church of masonry, a previous chapel (locally called bisitang matanda) annexed to the parish of Meycauayan was established by Fr. Vicente de Talavera in 1796 on a nearby site, namely Tawiran. The present church was finished on April 21, 1868, under the supervision of the Franciscan Friars. The church became a casualty of the Philippine Revolution when it was gutted by fire in 1896. The church was transferred to the secular priests of the Archdiocese of Manila after the Philippine–American War and the expulsion of all regular friars. In 1961 it was transferred to the Diocese of Malolos. The church structure has undergone significant reconstruction in the years 1922 and 1967. On 8 May 2018, feast day of St Michael the archangel, The late Malolos Bishop Jose F. Oliveros celebrated one of his final masses in the parish 3 days before his death.[1]
Architecture
The church
Relic of the Apparition of Saint Michael
Located at the foot of the image of
References
- ^ "Bulacan Travel Information - Marilao". flyphilippines.com.ph. Archived from the original on April 18, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
- ISBN 978-971-07-2433-8.
- ^ Cabigas, Estan. "Visita Iglesia - Old Churches in Bulacan Part 2". www.simbahan.net. Archived from the original on October 29, 2008. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
- ^ a b "Saint Michael the Archangel". www.aquinasandmore.com. Archived from the original on July 23, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
- ^ "Apparition of Saint Michael the Archangel Monte Gargano, Italy (492)". magnificat.ca. Archived from the original on April 30, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
- ^ "The Third Apparition". saintmichaelusa.org. Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
External links
- Media related to Marilao Church at Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Michael the Archangel Parish Church, Marilao, Bulacan Facebook Page