National Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage of Antipolo | Church of Antipolo MarkerNational Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage of Antipolo | Church of Antipolo Marker is a Marked Structure, NHCP; Registered Property, City of Antipolo, Rizal located at Antipolo City, Rizal, Region IV-A.
The church was built by the Society of Jesus under Rev. Juan de Salazar. The Jesuits administered the Church from 1591 to 1768. Built by Reverend Juan de Salazar, S.J., the church was ready for the image of Nuestra Senora dela Paz y Buen Viaje in 1632. However, the church structure was greatly damaged during the Chinese uprising in 1639 and the earthquakes of 1645, 1824 and 1863. The church, meant to house the image of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage brought by then-Governor General Juan Niño de Tabora, was supposed to be built on a different plot of land. The church's present location was the site of the tipolo tree (Artocarpus Incisa), where it was said where the image was always found after mysteriously vanishing several times.
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Church of Antipolo
The first Missionaries of Antipolo were Franciscans. The Jesuits administered the Church from 1591 to 1768. Built by Rev. Juan de Salazar, S.J., the church was ready for Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje in 1632. The church was greatly damaged during the Chinese uprising of 1639 and in the earthquakes of 1645, 1824 and 1863. For three centuries now, this church has been the object of religious pilgrimages all over the Philippines. The famous historians PP. Pedro Chirino, S.J., and Pedro Murillo Velarde, S.J., ministered in Antipolo.
Year Unveiled: 1937