Obando Church

Obando Church
San Pascual Baylón Parish and National Shrine of Nuestra Señora de la Immaculada Concepcion de Salambao
  • Parokya ni San Pascual Baylon at Pambansang Dambana ng Mahal na Birhen ng Kalinis-linisang Paglilihi ng Salambao (Filipino)
  • Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora de la Inmaculada Concepción de Salambao (Spanish)
The main facade in August 2023
Obando Church is located in Bulacan
Obando Church
Obando Church
Location in Bulacan
Obando Church is located in Luzon
Obando Church
Obando Church
Location in Luzon
Obando Church is located in Philippines
Obando Church
Obando Church
Location in the Philippines
14°42′38″N 120°56′13″E / 14.710556°N 120.937028°E / 14.710556; 120.937028
LocationObando, Bulacan
CountryPhilippines
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
Former name(s)San Pascual Baylón Parish-Diocesan Shrine of Nuestra Señora de la Immaculada Concepcion de Salambao
StatusParish church and National Shrine
FoundedApril 29, 1754
Founder(s)Fray Manuel De Olivencia
DedicationPaschal Baylon
Cult(s) presentOur Lady of Salambao
EventsObando Fertility Rites
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeChurch building
Completed1947
Administration
ProvinceManila
DioceseMalolos (since 1962)
DeanerySt. Francis of Assisi
ParishSt. Paschal Baylon
Clergy
Priest(s)Proceso Espiritu
Assistant priest(s)Ramon Bong P. Sabangan

The San Pascual Baylón Parish and National Shrine of Nuestra Señora de la Immaculada Concepcion de Salambao, commonly known as Obando Church,[1][2] is a Roman Catholic church located in the municipality of Obando in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Malolos.

Founded by Franciscan missionaries, under the Spanish Empire, it is the venue of the three-day Obando Fertility Rites held annually in honor of three patron saints, namely: St. Pascual Baylon, St. Claire of Assisi and Our Lady of Salambao,[3] a celebration that was mentioned by Jose Rizal, the Philippine national hero, in the pages of his Spanish-language novel, the Noli Me Tangere (in Chapter 6: Captain Tiago). During the month of May, parishioners and other devotees perform the three-day Obando Dance (formerly known as the Kasilonawan, now locally called Sayaw sa Obando, literally "the dance in Obando") inside the church, followed by a street procession.[4]

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  2. ^ "Kasaysayan ng Simbahan ng Obando." (History of the Obando Church), Obando, Bayang Pinagpala! (Obando, Blessed Town!), Pamahalaang Bayan ng Obando (Local Government of Obando), 2006/2007
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