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Saint Francis of Assisi Parish Church (Sariaya)

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110: 578: 594: 566: 146: 554: 363: 512: 89: 606: 354:. Based on the historical marker of St. Francis of Assisi Church, the first structure was constructed in 1599. The second church was built in 1605 but was replaced by a third church in 1641. In 1703, the town was transferred to Lumangbayan but the earthquakes and floods of 1743 destroyed the church and the town caused the people to transfer to the present site. The present church was built in 1748 during the term of two Spanish friars, namely Fr. Martin de Talavera and Fr. Joaquin Alapont. 852: 524: 429: 542: 458: 1305: 1293: 703: 153: 117: 444:
to the people of Lumang Bayan. In 1743, when the town site was destroyed by natural disasters and by Muslim invasion which leveled the town to the ground, the image of Santo Cristo de Burgos remained unscathed which they considered a miracle. The surviving residents wrapped the image in white cloth
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slopes to find a much more suitable place to build a community. According to the story, the four men carrying the image rested a bit but when they tried to lift the icon, it became very heavy. They took it as another miracle and a sign from heaven that the town's people built a church on the exact
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Recent renovation was done during the term of Rev. Msgr. Melecio V. Verastigue (2003–2009). The said renovation according to Eric Dedace, resulted in the intricate opulence of the church convent and the beautification of the church
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that contains old bells. Connected to the left side of the main structure is the 1922 convent that was erected during the term of Fr. Policarpio Trinidad. Inside the church is the old
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site where the present Church of Saint Francis Assisi is located. The revered icon is now perpetually enshrined behind the
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slabs plastered on the external surface of the walls. The original roof was made of roof bricks but it was changed to
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The church houses the Sto. Cristo de Burgos image which is more popular than the acknowledged patron saint
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and the Candle Shrines. Six function halls were also added and the big Nazareth Multi-Purpose Hall. A
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containing old images of saints, and the 18th-century replica of the medieval Santo Cristo de
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One of the rich people who had the privilege of having their bones interred inside the church
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According to Eric Dedace, PRO of Sariaya Tourism Council, the present church is a product of
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Added feature of Sariaya Church's inner courtyard, the life-sized replica of the
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blocks and masonry used in constructing the church between 1743 and 1748
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For the complete list of Roman Catholic churches in Quezon, see the
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18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the Philippines
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The walls of the church were made of red bricks embedded in
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Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of the World (Tiaong, Quezon)
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located at the first floor of the four-storey church
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Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (Atimonan, Quezon)
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Church interior showing the altar and ceiling lamps
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Saint Francis of Assisi Parish Church
13°57′49″N 121°31′25″E / 13.9636°N 121.5235°E / 13.9636; 121.5235

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Sariaya Church is located in Luzon
Luzon
Sariaya Church is located in Philippines
Sariaya, Quezon
Philippines
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Sariaya
Quezon
Philippines
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