| Binondo Church | |
|---|---|
| Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Saint Lorenzo Ruiz | |
| Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Parish | |
.jpg) Basilica facade in April 2023 | |
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| 14°36′01″N 120°58′29″E / 14.60021°N 120.97470°E | |
| Location | Binondo, Manila |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language(s) | Filipino, Mandarin, Hokkien, and English |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | Binondo Church |
| History | |
| Status | Minor Basilica National shrine |
| Founded | 1596 |
| Founder(s) | Dominican priests |
| Dedication | Saint Lorenzo Ruiz |
| Other dedication | Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Church building |
| Style | Baroque |
| Completed | 1852 |
| Specifications | |
| Number of domes | 1 |
| Number of towers | 1 |
| Materials | Granite |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Manila |
| Deanery | Santo Niño[1] |
| Parish | Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Esteban U. Lo |
| Vicar(s) | Brian D. Siblos |
| Assistant priest(s) | Junerl A. Salugsugan (Team Ministry) Raul O. Salgado (Attached) |
The Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Saint Lorenzo Ruiz, also as Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Parish and commonly known as Binondo Church, is located in the district of Binondo, Manila fronting Plaza San Lorenzo Ruiz, in the Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Manila. The church was founded by Dominican priests in 1596[2] to serve their Chinese converts to Christianity.[3] The original building was destroyed in 1762 by British bombardment. A new granite church was completed on the same site in 1852 however it was greatly damaged during the Second World War, with only the western façade and the octagonal belfry surviving.
Lorenzo Ruiz, who was born of a Chinese father and a Filipino mother, trained in this church and afterwards went as a missionary to Japan, where he and his companions were martyred for refusing to renounce Christianity. Lorenzo is the Philippines' first saint and was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1987. A large statue of Ruiz stands in front of the church.
Masses are held in Filipino, Mandarin, Hokkien, and English. As of 2022, the present parish priest and shrine rector is Esteban U. Lo.[4]
- ^ "Vicariate of Santo Niño". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ^ Philippines, p. 81, at Google Books
- ^ The Propaganda Movement, 1880–1895: The Creation of a Filipino Consciousness, the Making of the Revolution, p. 110, at Google Books
- ^ "About Us". rcam.org. 2021.
Post-War Parish Priests