Location: Paco, Manila
Category: Buildings/Structures
Type: House of Worship
Status: Level II – Historical marker
Date of marker unveiling: 20 December 1936
Installed by: Historical Research and Markers Committee
Marker text:
CHURCH OF DILAO-PACO
THE FIRST CHAPEL BUILT IN 1599-1601, AND DAMAGED DURING THE CHINESE UPRISING OF 1603. WAS REPAIRED BY ARCHDEAN FRANCISCO GOMEZ ARELLANO. THE CHAPEL GAVE WAY TO A CHURCH, BUILT IN 1809-1814 UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF BERNARDO DE LA CONCEPCION PERDIGON, O.F.M., AFTERWARD, BISHOP OF NUEVA CACERES. THE CHURCH WAS DAMAGED BY THE EARTHQUAKES OF 1852 AND 1881, AND DESTROYED BY FIRE ON FEBRUARY 5, 1899. THE PRESENT CHURCH WAS SOLEMNLY BLESSED ON APRIL 29, 1934.
