Parish Church of San Gregorio Magno of Majayjay | Simbahan ng Majayjay MarkerParish Church of San Gregorio Magno of Majayjay | Simbahan ng Majayjay Marker is a National Cultural Treasure, National Museum located at Majayjay, Laguna, Region IV-A.
The Romanesque church of Majayjay is 60 metres (200 ft) long, 17 metres (56 ft) wide and 16.5 metres (54 ft) meters high. Its façade has three levels, each level scaled proportionally and topped by a triangular pediment with a circular window. The central nave consists of a huge wooden door of the main portal, choir loft windows and saint's niche. The interior contains a retablo mayor and four other minor retablos with intricate designs. The floor is tiled with azulejo and the walls have been preserved with some alterations. The five-storey square belltower with a conical roof and ballustrated windows on each polygonal level is connected to the langit-langitan, a cat-walk above the ceiling which leads to the crossing over the transept. The belfry has arched windows each with a bell trimmed with finials and a large antique bell on top. It also has a large side door on the right side of the church.
Today, the church contains antique images of santos, reliquaries and century-old liturgical objects.
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SIMBAHAN NG MAJAYJAY
UNANG IPINATAYONG YARI SA KAWAYAN AT PAWID SA SITIO MAY-IT NG MGA MISYONERONG AGUSTINO MATAPOS ANG PAMAMAYAPA SA KATUTUBO NI SALCEDO, 1571; NASUNOG, 1576. MULING IPINATAYO NG MGA PRANSISKANO SA PANAHON NI P. JUAN DE PLASENCIA, 1578; MULING NASUNOG, 1606. IPINATAYO ANG KASALUKUYANG SIMBAHANG BATO 1616-1649; BAHAGYANG NASUNOG, 1660; PINAAYOS, 1707. PINALAKI AT PINATIBAY SA PAMAMAHALA NI P. JOSE DE PUERTOLLANO, 1711-1734. PAMULING IPINAAYOS NOONG MGA TAONG 1339, 1842 AT 1848 DAHIL SA PINSALA NG BAGYO. NAGING HIMPILAN NG MGA AMERIKANO NOONG DIGMAANG PILIPlNO-AMERIKANO, ISINAAYOS, 1912.