Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (Batangas City)

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Restored basilica (2018)
Interior of the basilica

The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception ( English Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception ) is a Roman Catholic church in Batangas City on the island of Luzon in the Philippines . The church in the Archdiocese of Lipa is consecrated with the patronage of the Immaculate Conception of Our Lady Mary and bears the title of a minor basilica .

Predecessor churches

Plaque

The first simple church is said to have been built in 1581. It was already under the patronage of the Immaculate Conception . The church fell victim to a city fire in 1615. Jose Rodriguez began building the first stone church in 1682. The main ship was soon completed. The limestone transept was completed in 1706 and the church was blessed in 1721. But as early as 1747, the church burned down again after a lightning strike and was then repaired in 1756.

basilica

Under Pedro Cuesta the existing church was laid down in order to build a larger new building for the growing population, which began in 1851 at the same place. The church was completed on February 2, 1857. The single-nave church with a short transept has a width of 14 meters and a length of over 70 meters. A dome towers over the crossing . In the apse the altar stands on a gallery, the statue of the Virgin Mary on the altar is covered by a column-supported canopy. The apse vault is painted with a fresco.

After being damaged by the earthquake in 1863, the church was repaired and reinforced with walls and pillars. At the same time there was a monastery that was used at times as a school building. The church has been restored several times. The second and third floors of the side bell tower were completed in 1934. In 1936 the windows were changed and 23 chandeliers were added. The facade collapsed during the April 8, 1942 earthquake and was repaired between 1945 and 1946. On February 13, 1948 the church received by Pope Pius XII. awarded the rank of minor basilica . In 1954 the facade was repainted during a restoration. The exterior was embellished and the frescoes were retouched on the occasion of the centenary.

Web links

Commons : Basilica of the Immaculate Conception  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Basilica of the Immaculate Conception on gcatholic.org
  2. ↑ a b Pedro Galende: Angels in Stone , 1987, pp. 80-83
  3. ^ History of Batangas Basilica

Coordinates: 13 ° 45 ′ 14.7 "  N , 121 ° 3 ′ 33.2"  E