Location: Sampaloc, Manila
Category: Buildings/Structures
Type: House of Worship
Status: Level II: Historical marker
Date of marker unveiling: 1935
Installed by: Historical Research and Markers Committee
Marker text:
CHURCH OF SAMPALOC
SITE DONATED TO THE FRANCISCANS IN 1613 BY PEDRO DE CHAVES. FIRST CHAPEL BUILT IN HONOR OF OUR LADY OF LORETO IN 1613 AND SET ON FIRE DURING THE CHINESE UPRISING OF 1639. SECOND CHAPEL BUILT UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF ANDRES DE PUERTELLANO O.F.M. PRESENT CHURCH BUILT IN 1666 UNDER THE DIRECTION OF FRANCISCO DE SANTA CATALINA O.F.M. ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONVENT OF SAMPALOC, THERE FUNCTIONED HERE FROM 1692 TO 1808 ONE OF THE BEST PRINTING PRESSES OF MANILA.
