| Minalin Church | |
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| 14°58′06″N 120°41′01″E / 14.9684°N 120.6836°E | |
| Location | San Nicolas, Minalin, Pampanga |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Dedication | Saint Monica of Hippo |
| Consecrated | 1834, 2011 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | National Cultural Treasure |
| Designated | August 27, 2011 |
| Architect(s) | Fr. Manuel Franco Tubil[1] |
| Architectural type | Church building |
| Style | Baroque |
| Groundbreaking | 1764[1] |
| Completed | 1834[1] |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 52 metres (171 ft) |
| Width | 13 metres (43 ft) |
| Height | 11 metres (36 ft) |
| Materials | Sand, gravel, cement, mortar, steel and bricks |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | San Fernando |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Florentino Lavarias |
| Priest(s) | Rev. Fr. Lyndon Valenton |
Santa Monica Parish Church, commonly known as Minalin Church, is a Baroque Roman Catholic church, located in poblacion area of San Nicolas in Minalin, Pampanga, Philippines. The church, built during the Spanish era, was declared a National Cultural Treasure by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and the National Museum of the Philippines on August 27, 2011, one of 37 churches in the country bestowed that honor.[2]
The parish church is part of the ecclesiastical province of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Fernando, under the Vicariate of Christ The King.[3][4] The church is under the patronage of Saint Monica of Hippo, with a feast day celebrated annually every second Sunday of May. The current parish priest is Rev. Fr. Lyndon Valenton succeeding Rev. Fr. Enrico De Guzman.[5]
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
pampangwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ National Commission for Culture and the Arts. (2011). "Colonial Churches of the Philippines" Archived July 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. NCCA Website. Retrieved on July 30, 2014.
- ^ Philippine Catholic Churches Archived March 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Archdiocese of Pampanga
- ^ "Parishes of the Archdiocese of San Fernando". CBCP Online.