Church of San Sebastian
Location:
San Sebastian Church, Pasaje del Carmen Street, Quiapo, Manila
Category:
Buildings/Structures
Type: House of worship
Status: Level II – Historical marker
Marker Date:
1934
Installed By:
Historical Research and Markers Committee
SAN SEBASTIAN CHURCH
DESIGNED BY GENARO PALACIOS. THE STRUCTURAL METAL OF WHICH THIS CHURCH IS UNIQUELY BUILT WAS MANUFACTURED IN BELGIUM AND ERECTED HERE BY BELGIAN ENGINEERS. THE CHURCH WAS SOLEMNLY BLESSED AUGUST 16, 1891. EARLIER CHURCHES BUILT ON THIS SITE BY RECOLLECT FRIARS SINCE 1611 WERE DESTROYED BY EARTHQUAKE IN 1859, 1863 AND 1880.
