Quiapo Church

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Who doesn't know about Quiapo Church? Almost all of the Roman Catholic devotes wish to visit this famous church for its historical aspects.

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But, we don’t know that its official name is Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene. Its name was from the Black Nazarene, which is the most familiar Philippine statue of Jesus Christ, because of its supposedly miraculous qualities.

The early church built by the Franciscan Missionaries was made of bamboo for the frame and nipa palm as thatching. In 1574, Limahong and his soldiers destroyed and burned the church. Formerly a visita of Santa Ana, Quiapo Church, a Franciscan friar, Fr. Antonio de Nombella founded the church in 1588 which was declared the Parish of St. John the Baptist, the precursor of Christ who called everyone to penance before one can receive Him. It was burned again in 1603.

An earthquake in 1863 destroyed the church and in its place a temporary church was built. On 30 October 1928, the church caught fire again which destroyed the church’s wooden ceiling and the sacristy at the rear of the main altar.

This church was located in Quiapo, Manila.