Roman Catholic Parish Church of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios was completed in 1620 and was rebuilt in 1898. Fronting the bay in what was once
Manila's place of gentility, the Malate Church now towers over Manila's red light district. Begun in 1581 as the house of Maalat (named after salty waters of Manila Bay), the Malate Parish, which was formed part of the incomienda of Captain Moriones, was entrusted to the Agustinians. They administered the parish thereafter except in the 1820's when Archdiocese of Manila assigned it to the seculars, and until the Columbian father took charge after World War II. Later record show that in the aftermath of the storm, the church and convent practically ceased to exist ion 1868. The present Church came to be in 1898 mainly because of the fundraising efforts of Francisco Cuadro. All that was left serviceable of the old church was the facade which, under the supervision of Nicolas Dulanto, was remodeled by the addition of an extra story and the integration of the bell towers of the facade. The convent was razed in 1929 and a new one was built by Fr. Gary Cogan. Post World War II reconstruction included repairing of roof, dome, transept and altars. In 1978, the church was repainted and in 1992, an adoration chapel was built between the church and convent. During this same year, the buttresses and pillars of the church were reinforced with iron beams to strengthen the church weakened by an earthquake in 1990. | |
| via John T. Pilot |
Old image of Malate Church
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