Parish Church of Nuestra Señora de los Angeles of Santa Maria | Church of Santa Maria Marker

Parish Church of Nuestra Señora de los Angeles of Santa Maria | Church of Santa Maria Marker is a Marked Structure, NHCP; Registered Property, Province of Laguna located at Santa Maria, Laguna, Region IV-A.

Marker Text:

Church of Santa Maria

The town of Santa Maria de Caboan was founded in 1602 and called San Miguel till 1613. Its first minister was the Rev. Antonio de la Llave. A church built in 1613 by the Rev. Geronimo Vasquez, was destroyed in the Chinese uprising of 1639. Another church, completed in 1669, succumbed to earthquakes in 1880. In 1891 the Rev. Leopoldo Arellano reerected the church, but it was destroyed by the earthquake of August 20, 1937.

Year Unveiled: 1939

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