Immaculate Conception Parish Church (Los Baños)

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Immaculate Conception Parish Church (Los Baños) - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 14°10′43″N 121°13′19″E / 14.178733°N 121.221912°E

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Los Baños Church
Immaculate Conception Parish Church
Parokya ng Birhen ng Aguas Santas (Filipino) Simbahan ng Parokya ng Immaculada Concepcion (Filipino) Ecclesia Parœcialis de Conceptio Immaculata Beata Virgo Maria, v.d. 'Aguas Santas' in urbs Los Baños (Latin)
Church facade in 2023
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14°10′43″N 121°13′19″E / 14.178733°N 121.221912°E / 14.178733; 121.221912
Location	Poblacion, Los Baños, Laguna
Country	Philippines
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1613
Founder(s)	San Pedro Bautista
Dedication	Immaculate Conception
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Church building
Style	Baroque
Completed	1790
Specifications
Materials	Sand, gravel, cement, wood, and bricks
Administration
Archdiocese	Manila
Diocese	San Pablo
Deanery	Immaculate Conception
Clergy
Priest(s)	Jose D. Barrion
Assistant priest(s)	Steven Lanz Domingo

Immaculate Conception Parish Church is the oldest Roman Catholic church in the municipality of Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. Its titular is the Nuestra Señora del Aguas Santas (also Immaculate Conception) and its feast is celebrated every December 8. The church is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of San Pablo.

History

The town of Los Baños started as a visita of Bay under the Augustinian order with Nicolas de Tolentino as the titular saint.^[1] In 1590, Franciscans replaced the Augustinians in their missions with Pedro Bautista, later canonized as San Pedro Bautista. He discovered numerous hot springs in the area which locals called Maynit.^[2] He created a public bath he called the Los Baños.^[3] After twenty years, the Franciscans established a temporary convent to administer the hot springs that were popular for healing illnesses. A small hospital chapel was built in 1613 in the absence of a church until 1727 dedicated to the Our Lady of Immaculate Conception, with the title Aguas Santas.^[4]^[5] It was brought down by fire in 1727.^[5] A temporary chapel was built out of nipa and cane which was later destroyed again by fire.^[4]^[5] A big stone church was built in 1790 by Domingo Mateo in its present site.^[5] The belfry, sacristy and tile roofing were supervised by Manuel Amat in 1851 and the convent in 1852.^[4]^[5] The convent and bell tower were destroyed during the 1863 earthquake but repairs were made during the administration of Manuel Rodriguez and Gilberto Martin in 1880.^[5] It was also used in World War II by the Japanese occupying forces as a garrison and headquarters.

Devotion

The local image of the Virgin Mary under the titular of the Immaculate Conception is known as the Nuestra Señora del Aguas Santas (also Virgin of the Holy Waters).^[3] The image of Immaculate Concepcion was said to be miraculous. Some of the miracles includes the wetting of the Virgin’s robes up to the shoulders, amor seco growing from the hems of her garments and mysterious footprints all over the church leading to her altar.^[6] Due to the popular devotion to the Virgin and miracles attributed to her, the church is currently petitioning to become a diocesan shrine.

Notes

^ Huerta 1865, p. 152
^ "Laguna's old churches await pilgrims". Philippine Daily Inquirer. March 24, 2005.
^ ^a ^b Cinco, Maricar (October 15, 2011). "'Healing bath' also a matter of faith". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c Huerta 1865, p. 153
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f National Historical Institute 1993, p. 63
^ "Los Banos Church". Retrieved June 13, 2014.

Bibliography

Huerta, Felix de (1865). Estado geográfico, topográfico, estadístico, histórico-religioso. Binondo: Imprenta de M. Sanchez y Ca.
Historical Markers: Regions I-IV and CAR. Manila: National Historical Institute (Philippines). 1993. p. 63. ISBN 9715380611.

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Territories

Laguna

Ordinaries

Cathedral

Saint Paul the First Hermit Cathedral

Shrines

National	San Antonio de Padua
Diocesan	Jesus in the Holy Sepulchre San Vicente Ferrer Mary Help of Christians Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus Nuestra Señora de los Dolores de Turumba Our Lady of Guadalupe San Isidro Labrador

Parishes

Vicariate of Holy Family	Christ the King (San Pedro, Laguna) Holy Family Parish (San Pedro, Laguna) Most Holy Name of Jesus (San Pedro, Laguna) Mother of Good Counsel (San Pedro, Laguna) Our Lady of the Holy Rosary (San Pedro, Laguna) San Martin de Porres (San Pedro, Laguna) St. Joseph the Patriarch (San Pedro, Laguna) St. Joseph the Worker (San Pedro, Laguna)
Vicariate of San Pedro	San Pedro Apostol (San Pedro, Laguna) San Lorenzo Ruiz (San Pedro, Laguna) Sto. Rosario (San Pedro, Laguna) Jesus in the Holy Sepulchre (San Pedro, Laguna) Our Lady of Fatima (San Pedro, Laguna) Our Lady of Lourdes (San Pedro, Laguna)
Vicariate of San Isidro Labrador	San Isidro Labrador (Biñan, Laguna) Blessed Sacrament (Biñan, Laguna) Nuestra Señora dela Paz y Buen Viaje (Biñan, Laguna) Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal (Biñan, Laguna) Risen Lord (Biñan, Laguna) San Antonio de Padua (Biñan, Laguna) San Pedro Apostol (Biñan, Laguna) San Vicente Ferrer (Biñan, Laguna) St. Joseph the Worker (Biñan, Laguna) St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta (Biñan, Laguna) Sto. Niño de Cebu (Biñan, Laguna)
Vicariate of Sta. Rosa de Lima	Sta. Rosa de Lima (Sta. Rosa, Laguna) Chair of St. Peter (Sta. Rosa, Laguna) Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary (Sta. Rosa, Laguna) Our Mother of Perpetual Help (Sta. Rosa, Laguna) San Lorenzo Ruiz (Sta. Rosa, Laguna) St. John Bosco (Sta. Rosa, Laguna)
Vicariate of St. Polycarp	St. Polycarp (Cabuyao, Laguna) St. Francis of Assisi (Cabuyao, Laguna) St. Joseph the Worker (Cabuyao, Laguna) San Vicente Ferrer (Cabuyao, Laguna) San Miguel Arkanghel (Calamba, Laguna)
Vicariate of St. John the Baptist	St. John the Baptist (Calamba, Laguna) Holy Trinity (Calamba, Laguna) Mary Help of Christians (Calamba, Laguna) Our Lady of Fatima (Calamba, Laguna) San Agustin (Calamba, Laguna) San Isidro Labrador (Calamba, Laguna) San Pedro Calungsod (Calamba, Laguna) San Vicente Ferrer (Calamba, Laguna) St. Joseph the Worker (Calamba, Laguna) St. Mary Magdalene (Calamba, Laguna) Sts. Peter and Paul (Calamba, Laguna)
Vicariate of Immaculate Conception	Immaculate Conception (Los Baños, Laguna) St. Therese of the Child Jesus (Los Baños, Laguna) San Antonio de Padua (Los Baños, Laguna) San Isidro Labrador (Calauan, Laguna) San Agustin (Bay, Laguna) San Nicholas de Tolentino (Bay, Laguna)
Vicariate of St. Paul the First Hermit	St. Paul the First Hermit (San Pablo, Laguna) Nuestra Señora de los Remedios (San Pablo, Laguna) San Gabriel Arkanghel (San Pablo, Laguna) St. Francis of Assisi (San Pablo, Laguna) St. Luke the Evangelist (San Pablo, Laguna) Immaculate Conception (San Pablo, Laguna) San Roque (San Pablo, Laguna) Our Lady of the Pillar (Alaminos, Laguna)
Vicariate of San Bartolome	St. Bartholomew the Apostle (Nagcarlan, Laguna) San Gregorio Magno (Majayjay, Laguna) Nuestra Señora del Pilar (Majayjay, Laguna) Sta. Maria Magdalena (Magdalena, Laguna) St. Michael the Archangel (Rizal, Laguna) St. John the Baptist (Liliw, Laguna) Sts. Joachim and Anne (Liliw, Laguna)
Vicariate of San Antonio De Padua	San Antonio de Padua (Pila, Laguna) San Jose (Pila, Laguna) Immaculate Conception (Sta. Cruz, Laguna) St. John Paul II (Sta. Cruz, Laguna) La Resurreccion (Victoria, Laguna)
Vicariate of Our Lady of Guadalupe	Our Lady of Guadalupe (Pagsanjan, Laguna) Nuestra Señora del Rosario (Luisiana, Laguna) San Sebastian (Lumban, Laguna) Transfiguration of the Lord (Cavinti, Laguna)
Vicariate of St. James	St. James the Apostle (Paete, Laguna) St. Peter of Alcantara (Pakil, Laguna) Nuesta Señora dela Natividad (Pangil, Laguna) St. Mark the Evangelist (Pangil, Laguna) San Antonio de Padua (Kalayaan, Laguna) St. John the Baptist (Kalayaan, Laguna) St. John the Evangelist (Kalayaan, Laguna)
Vicariate of Sts. Peter and Paul	Sts. Peter and Paul (Siniloan, Laguna) Nuestra Señora de Candelaria (Mabitac, Laguna) Nuestra Señora de los Angeles (Sta. Maria, Laguna) San Isidro Labrador (Pakil, Laguna) San Sebastian (Famy, Laguna)

Seminaries

St. Peter's College Seminary
San Pablo Theological Formation House

Catholic Schools

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School System

Immaculate Conception Catholic School- Calamba
Immaculate Conception Catholic School- Sta. Cruz
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Liceo de Calauan
Liceo de Cavinti
Liceo de Liliw
Liceo de Los Baños
Liceo de Luisiana
Liceo de Majayjay
Liceo de Mamatid
Liceo de Paete
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Liceo de Pakil
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Liceo de San Antonio
Liceo de San Pablo
Liceo de San Pedro
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Venerated Images

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Nuestra Señora de los Dolores de Turumba
Nuestra Señora de la O de Pangil
Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje de Biñan
Nuestra Señora del Aguas Santas de Mainit
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Pagsanjan
Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Alaminos
Nuestra Señora del Santisimo Rosario de Pacita
San Buenaventura de Lilio
San Vicente Ferrer de Mamatid

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