Pangil Church

Nuestra Señora dela Natividad Parish (Pangil Church)
Nuestra Señora dela Natividad Parish (Pangil Church)
Nuestra Señora dela Natividad Parish; Our Lady's Nativity Parish;
	Pangil Church, circa 2024.
	Nuestra Señora dela Natividad Parish (Pangil Church) Nuestra Señora dela Natividad Parish (Pangil Church) Nuestra Señora dela Natividad Parish (Pangil Church)
	14°24′13″N 121°28′06″E / 14.403492°N 121.468465°E
Location	Pangil, Laguna
Country	Philippines
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1579
Founder(s)	Juan de Plasencia and Diego Oropesa
Dedication	Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Church building
Style	Baroque
Completed	1611
Administration
Archdiocese	Manila
Diocese	San Pablo
Clergy
Priest(s)	Jessie Somosierra

The Nuestra Señora dela Natividad Parish, commonly known as Pangil Church, is a Roman Catholic church in Natividad, Pangil, Laguna, Philippines. The statue of the pregnant Virgin Mary (locally known as Nuestra Señora de la O) is said to be a gift from King Carlos III of Spain.^[1]

History[edit]

Pangil was founded as a visita or hermitage by Franciscan friars Juan de Plasencia and Diego de Oropesa in 1579. It was administered by the nearby parish of Lumban due to lack of priests.^[2] The first church dedicated to the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary was built out of cane. In 1611, a stone church and convent was built under the direction of Father Gonzalo del Roble. Restoration of the church's woodwork and improvement of the convent was done by Father Lucas Fernandez in 1711. The church was remodeled in 1749 to 1751 by Father Luis de Nambroca. Based on the records of Father Felix Huerta, the church has also a stone chapel dedicated to Saint Mark the Evangelist and Saint Anthony Abad.^[3]

Notes[edit]

^ Giron, Tita (20 March 2005). "A scenic way to do the traditional 'Via Crucis'". Vol. 19, no. 102. Philippine Daily Inquirer. pp. E1–E2. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
^ Huerta 1865, pp. 132–133
^ Huerta 1865, p. 133

Bibliography[edit]

Huerta, Felix de (1865). Estado geográfico, topográfico, estadístico, histórico-religioso [Geographical, topographical, statistical, historical and religious state] (in Spanish). Binondo: Imprenta de M. Sanchez y Ca.

External links[edit]

Media related to Our Lady's Nativity Parish (Pangil) at Wikimedia Commons
Facebook page of Our Lady's Nativity Parish

[Giron-1] Giron, Tita (20 March 2005). "A scenic way to do the traditional 'Via Crucis'". Vol. 19, no. 102. Philippine Daily Inquirer. pp. E1–E2. Retrieved 9 May 2020.

[Huerta132133-2] Huerta 1865, pp. 132–133

[Huerta133-3] Huerta 1865, p. 133

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