Barásoain Church | |
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish | |
14°50′48″N 120°48′46″E / 14.846649°N 120.812679°E | |
Location | Malolos, Bulacan |
Country | Philippines |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | www |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | August 31, 1859 |
Dedication | Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
Relics held | John Paul II |
Events | Philippine Revolution Philippine–American War |
Associated people | Emilio Aguinaldo Felipe Calderon Pedro Paterno |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Seat of the First Philippine Republic |
Designated | August 1, 1973 |
Architect(s) | Miguel Magpayo |
Architectural type | Church building |
Style | Baroque Renaissance Revival |
Groundbreaking | 1885 |
Completed | 1888 |
Specifications | |
Number of towers | 1 |
Materials | Adobe and concrete |
Bells | 8 |
Administration | |
District | West |
Province | Manila |
Diocese | Malolos |
Clergy | |
Rector | Domingo M. Salonga |
Vicar(s) | Joseph Franz T. Dizon |
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, also known as Barásoain Church (Tagalog: [baɾaswaˈʔin]) is a Roman Catholic church built in 1888[1] in Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines.[2] It is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Malolos and is about 42 kilometers (26 mi) from Manila. Having earned the title as the "Cradle of Democracy in the East, the most important religious building in the Philippines",[3] and the site of the First Philippine Republic, the church is proverbial for its historical importance among Filipinos.