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Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene

also known as St. John, the Baptist Parish churchlocally and popularly known as Quiapo Church,

Basic information

Architectural style-Mexican baroque styleArchitectural type -churchAffiliation-Roman CatholicYear consecrated as a minor basilica-February 1, 1988Ecclesiastical or organizational status-Archdiocese of manilaHeritage 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 1899Dona 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

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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

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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 insideExterior of quiapo church

ARIGATO!!

BY ALLAN MACHADRUTHER