Church of Apalit

NHCP Photo Collection, 1939

Location: Apalit, Pampanga

Category: Buildings/Structures

Type: House of Worship

Status: Level II – Historical marker

Marker Date: 1939

Installed By: Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)

CHURCH OF APALIT

THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY OF APALIT DATES FROM 1590. THE FORMER CHURCH, BUILT OF BRICK WAS DESTROYED BY THE EARTHQUAKE OF 1863. THE PRESENT CHURCH WAS CONSTRUCTED BY MARIANO SANTOS, OF GUAGUA, UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE REV ANTONIO REDONDO, O.S.A., BETWEEN 1876 AND 1880. ITS TOWERS WERE FINISHED IN 1896 BY THE REV TORIBIO FANJUL, WHO PURPOSELY MADE THEM LOW TO MINIMIZE THE EFFECTS OF EARTHQUAKES.

Tags: 1939, Buildings/Structures, Church of Apalit, House of Worship, Level II, Pampanga, Region III