NHCP Photo Collection, 2015
Church of Nuestra Señora de Peña de Francia
Location:
Naga City
Category:
Buildings/Structures
Type: House of worship
Status: Level II – Historical marker
Marker Date:
1940
Installed By:
Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)
CHURCH OF NUESTRA SEÑORA DE PEÑA DE FRANCIA
THE EARLY CHURCH DEDICATED TO “NUESTRA SEÑORA DE PEÑA DE FRANCIA” WAS BUILT ABOUT 1711 TROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF THE REV. MIGUEL DE COVARRUBIAS AS A VOW-OFFERING FOR BLESSINGS HE RECEIVED IN HIS YOUTH. THE PRESENT CHURCH WAS BUILT ABOUT 1750 BY BISHOP ISIDORO DE AREVALO AND REPAIRED AND IMPROVED IN 1876–1877 BY BISHOP FRANCISCO GAINZA. THE IMAGE WAS SOLEMNLY CROWNED BY THE RT. REV. GUILLERMO PIANI ON SEPTEMBER 20, 1924.
