St. Francis of Assisi Parish Church (General Trias)

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General Trias Church
  • Saint Francis of Assisi Parish Church
  • San Francisco de Malabon Parish Church
Parroquia de San Francisco de Malabon (Spanish)
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Church façade in 2018
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General Trias Church
Location in Luzon
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General Trias Church
Location in the Philippines
14°23′08″N120°52′48″E / 14.3855°N 120.880°E / 14.3855; 120.880
Location General Trias, Cavite
Country Philippines
Denomination Roman Catholic
Churchmanship Latin Rite
History
Status Parish church
Founder(s) Franciscans (1611)
Consecrated 1770s and 1991
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationMarked Historical Structure (1992)
Architectural type Church with attached convent
Style Renaissance, Earthquake Baroque
Groundbreaking 1769
Specifications
Length180 feet (55 m) [1]
Width80 feet (24 m)
Nave width60 feet (18 m)
Number of domes None
Number of spires One
Materials Stone
Administration
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Manila
Diocese Diocese of Imus
Clergy
Priest(s) Rev. Fr. Oliver Genuino [2]

The Saint Francis of Assisi Parish Church, also known as the San Francisco de Malabon Parish Church and commonly known as the General Trias Church, is the first Roman Catholic parish church of the municipality of General Trias in Cavite province in the Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Imus. Typical of towns established during the Spanish colonial period, the church is located at the plaza (town square) of General Trias, which was formerly called San Francisco de Malabon in honor of its patron saint, Saint Francis of Assisi.

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History

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Church interior in 2013

The first church in General Trias was established by the Franciscans when it was still a visita (sub-parish) of Cavite Viejo (now Kawit). It was transferred to the Jesuit order of Cavite Puerto (now Cavite City) in 1624, eventually becoming a separate parish on September 9, 1753. [3]

The first stone church was erected in 1769 under the leadership of Doña Maria Josepha de Yrizzari Y Ursula, Countess of Lizarraga. It was restored and enlarged in 1834. The Luzon earthquakes of 1880 partially damaged the church. As a result, the facade was replaced in 1881 with further restoration in 1885. The roof tiles were replaced in 1892 with the lighter, corrugated galvanised iron roofing as further protection from earthquakes. It was again refurbished and enlarged in 1893. [3]

Between 1989 and 1991, the church was restored to its former appearance. After completion, it was again consecrated on June 22, 1991, by Felix P. Perez of the Diocese of Imus in which it lies. [3]

Convent building

Attached to the church is the convent. It is where the Banda San Francisco de Malabon, a local marching band, practiced the music of the Philippine national anthem Marcha Filipina before performing it during the Philippine Declaration of Independence from Spain on June 12, 1898, in Kawit, Cavite. [4] The convent now houses the Museo de San Francisco de Malabon.

Historical marker

The St. Francis of Assisi Church was declared a historic structure by the National Historical Institute of the Philippines (now National Historical Commission of the Philippines) with the placing of a marker in 1992. [3]

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