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Minor Basilica Of: The Black Nazarene

The Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo, Manila is known for its annual religious procession. It was originally constructed in 1586 and has been rebuilt multiple times after fires and earthquakes. The current church was reconstructed between 1929-1964 in a Mexican Baroque architectural style with symmetrical bell towers and stained glass windows. It has a grand dome altar and enshrines the iconic Black Nazarene statue, attracting millions of pilgrims each year.

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Minor Basilica Of: The Black Nazarene

The Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo, Manila is known for its annual religious procession. It was originally constructed in 1586 and has been rebuilt multiple times after fires and earthquakes. The current church was reconstructed between 1929-1964 in a Mexican Baroque architectural style with symmetrical bell towers and stained glass windows. It has a grand dome altar and enshrines the iconic Black Nazarene statue, attracting millions of pilgrims each year.

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Minor Basilica of

the Black Nazarene



also known as St.
John, the Baptist
Parish church
locally and
popularly known
as Quiapo
Church,
Basic information

Architectural style
-Mexican baroque style
Architectural type
-church
Affiliation
-Roman Catholic
Year consecrated as a minor
basilica
-February 1, 1988
Ecclesiastical or organizational
status
-Archdiocese of manila
Heritage designation
-Black Nazarene
Leadership
-Monsignori
Site Information:

Quiapo Manila
Philippines
-the heart of Manila
front of Plaza
Miranda.
-plaza being
placed directly near
the church means
that the religious are
governing over the
locals and the
people.


PHOTOS OF OLD QUIAPO
History:
-August 29, 1586 by Governor
General Santiago de Vera founded
the district of quiapo
first church of quiapo
-made up of bamboo and
nipa by franciscan missionsries
church by rev. Eusebio De leon
and Rev. Manuel Roxas(1864)
reconstructed by Juan F. Nakpil
(1929)
Under the supervision of Msgr.
Jose C. Abriol the church was
remodeled by Arch. Jose Ma.
Zaragoza and Engr. Eduardo A.
Santiago (1984)


Known People in the History of the Quiapo Church building
rebuilding process:

San Pedro Bautista the Franciscan missionary that
founded the Quiapo Church here in the Philippines.
Fathers Eusebio de Leon and Manuel Roxas supervised
the rebuilding of the third church which was completed
in 1899
Dona Encarnacion Nakpil de Orense raised the funds for
the reconstruction of the left ruins of the burnt down
Quiapo church.
Juan Nakpil, an architect, was the one that handled the
rebuilding of the Quiapo church.
Msgr. Jose Abriol, together with Architect Jose Ma.
Zaragoza and Engr. Eduardo Santiago were the people
responsible for the remolding and reconstructing of the
church to handle the growing capacity of the
parishioners and devotees.
Plans, Analysis and
Details:

-The faade of
Quiapo church shows
symmetry and balance
though proportionality
of the building structure
-The two belfries,
that stands four storeys
high, are quite
interesting to look at
and it adds both
Christian faith authority,
magnificence and
beauty to the structure









SECTION
The Papal seal is also
present at the upper part of
the church faade, it
signifies that it was elevated
to be a minor basilica by
the Vatican
The first storey of the
church is divided to vertical
panels
The second storey has a
flat expanded wall that
exhibits an alternation of
rounded pillars.
On the sides of the church
are a series of windows
designed with stained glass,
it is also in arch shaped in
style

the grand dome
somehow shows
and gives a light
shining to the altar, it
gives a more grace
bounding effect on
the church.
The design of the
church floor plan
follows that of a
usual church, as
that of Romanesque
and Gothic style
The choir loft and
the narthex

statues

High Altar of the
church, with the
Black Nazarene
enshrined above it
The feast of the Black
Nazarene
Trivia:
The reconstruction, from the time it was burned
down in 1928, of Minor Basilica of the Black
Nazarene took three decades to complete.
The Quiapo church is surrounded by the presence
of life size life statues of the twelve apostles which is
said to give spiritual guidance and protection to
the church and the devotees.
The Quiapo church still lived on and was
reconstructed due to destruction four times til
present. It was burnt by fires during 1791 and 1928
and was hit by a strong earthquake during 1645
and 1863. Luckily it was not destroyed during the
Second World War. It would have been its fifth time
of reconstruction if it was.
The current Quiapo church structure is remodeled
to support more people even without its columns
inside
Exterior of
quiapo
church


ARIGATO!!


BY ALLAN
MACHAD
RUTHER

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