Santa Cruz Church (Manila)

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Santa Cruz Church
Archdiocesan Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament
Our Lady of the Pillar Parish Church
  • Pang-Arkidiyosesis na Dambana ng Kabanal-Banalang Sakramento at Parokya ng Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Manila (Filipino)
  • Santuario Arqudiocesano del Santo Sacramento y Iglesia Parroquia de Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Manila (Spanish)
Blessed Sacrament Archdiocesan Shrine 2024-05-31.jpg
Newly-renovated façade in May 2024
Santa Cruz Church (Manila)
14°35′56″N120°58′49″E / 14.599°N 120.9804°E / 14.599; 120.9804
Location Santa Cruz, Manila
CountryPhilippines
Denomination Roman Catholic
Religious institute Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament
Website Santa Cruz Parish
History
Status Archdiocesan Shrine
Founded1768;256 years ago (1768)
Founder(s) Jesuits
Dedication Our Lady of the Pillar
Other dedication Blessed Sacrament
Relics held Peter Julian Eymard
Charles Lwanga
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural type Church building
Style Mission Revival
Completed1957;67 years ago (1957)
Specifications
Number of domes 1
Number of towers 1
Materials Concrete
Administration
Archdiocese Manila
Deanery Jose de Trozo [1]
Parish Our Lady of the Pillar
Clergy
Rector Rudsend Paragas
Assistant priest(s) Lenen Deciar

The Archdiocesan Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament, also known as the Our Lady of the Pillar Church or simply Santa Cruz Parish, is a Mission Revival Roman Catholic parish church in the district of Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Manila. The church was built when the arrabal (suburb) of Santa Cruz was established by the Jesuits in the early 17th century. The church had undergone many repairs and reconstruction, with the last reconstruction done in the 1950s.

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It is the first mission and motherhouse of Filipino Sacramentinos, making it as the center of congregation activities and events. Every year, the shrine hosts the archdiocesan celebrations of the Feast of Corpus Christi in the Archdiocese of Manila. A Mass is presided by the Archbishop of Manila at 3:15 p.m., followed by a long procession of the Blessed Sacrament to the Manila Cathedral right after. [2]

History

Church HRMC historical marker installed in 1937 Church of Santa Cruz (Manila) historical marker.jpg
Church HRMC historical marker installed in 1937

The Jesuits built the first Catholic church in the area where the present Santa Cruz Parish stands on June 20, 1619. The original church design was made of stone and wood. [3] The Jesuits enshrined the image of Our Lady of Pilar in 1643 to serve the predominantly Chinese residents in the area. [4] On June 3, 1863, an earthquake destroyed the church. Agustin de Mendoza began reconstruction work on the church in 1868. [5] In 1938, the revolutionary and writer Isabelo de los Reyes was buried within the church.

The original structure of the church was twice damaged by earthquakes and then completely destroyed during the Battle of Manila during World War II. The present building of the church, reconstructed in 1957, was designed to reflect the Spanish baroque style that resembles the architectural style of Spanish missions in California. [4] Art Deco and Romanesque influences the interior of the Church.

On August 15, 1957, the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament began administering the church. [5]

Pope Francis granted the canonical coronation of the venerated image of Our Lady of the Pillar on December 7, 2017. [6]

On January 5, 2000, the parish's pastoral council petitioned its former parish priest, Francisco Mendoza, to seek official recognition of the parish church as a shrine. [7] On June 3, 2018, it was officially raised to an archdiocesan shrine by the decree of the then-Archbishop of Manila, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle. [6]

Architecture

The church façade is characteristically Mission Revival with Ionic piers vertically dividing the first two levels in three parts. Three semicircular arch doorways form as main entrance to the church. A Celtic-like window flanked by small semicircular windows is found at the center of the second level. Forming as the pediment, the topmost level has its raking cornice in undulating liens emanating from the broken pediment found above the statued niche. The domed belfry rises on the right in six levels. [8]

The church façade is topped with a statue of Our Lady of the Pillar, the patroness of the church, whose feast is held every 3rd Sunday of October.

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