Parish Church of San Sebastian of Lumban | Church of Lumbang MarkerParish Church of San Sebastian of Lumban | Church of Lumbang Marker is a Marked Structure, NHCP; Registered Property, Municipality of Lumban, Laguna located at Lumban, Laguna, Region IV-A.
The original church was made of bamboo and cogon grass. It was burned down in 1586 and was replaced by the stone church during the same year. The Lumban Church was the first structure that is made up of stone, to be built by Franciscans outside Manila.
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Church of Lumbang
Lumbang was for a time the center of all missionary activities in Laguna. Rev. Juan de Plasencia, O.F.M., ministered here in 1578. The original Church, of wood and thatch, was destroyed by fire, being replaced by the first stone Church to be built in Laguna, completed here in 1600. A solemn Eucharistic procession was held here on October 9, 1600. The Church was seriously damed by the earthquakes of 1880. A rest-house for sick Franciscan missionaries was maintained here from 1606 to 1618. Rev. Juan de Santa Maria, O.F.M., conducted here in 1606 a regional school, where 400 boys were taught liturgical hymns and the use of musical instruments.
Year Unveiled: 1939