San Juan Nepomuceno

Church San Juan, BatangasAngelo Marasigan DFM8

0As a former Spanish colony, the Philippines is dotted with hundreds, if not thousands of ancient Catholic churches to be found throughout the archipelago. The Church of San Juan de Nepomuceno in San Juan, Batangas is just one of these relics of our colonial heritage. Tracing its origins back to more than one and a half centuries ago, the church is a historical landmark worthy of mention.

0In the Southern most part of the province of Batangas in Luzon, the Filipinos have the 2nd largest municipality of San Juan to be proud of. Here, you will find the clannish and old-fashioned town of San Juan. It is located 43 kilometers east of Batangas City, the province’s capitol and at the same distance, southwest of Lucena City, Quezon Province’s capitol.

0The Church of San Juan de Nepomuceno was first constructed in 1843 out of palm leaves and bamboo. Two years later, it was replace with a stone structure, which was unfortunately submerged by flood waters in 1883. In 1890, the church was transfered to its present location and the present stone structure was constructed in 1894. It was officially named as the Church of San Juan de Nepomuceno in 1920.

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0Sources: http://lakbayinpilipinas.wordpress.com/2010/09/13/the-church-of-san-juan-de-nepomuceno-in-san-juan-batangas/

0http://outoftownblog.com/old-but-beautiful-san-juan-nepomuceno-parish-church/