Nuestra Señora de Candelaria Parish Church (Mabitac)

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Nuestra Señora de Candelaria Parish Church (Mabitac) - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 14°25′31″N 121°25′34″E / 14.42529°N 121.42623°E

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14°25′31″N 121°25′34″E / 14.42529°N 121.42623°E / 14.42529; 121.42623
Location	Mabitac, Laguna
Country	Philippines
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Status	Parish
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Church building
Specifications
Materials	Adobe stones
Administration
Province	Manila
Metropolis	Manila
Archdiocese	Manila
Diocese	San Pablo
Deanery	Sts. Peter and Paul
Clergy
Priest(s)	Ernani Carillo

The Nuestra Señora de Candelaria Parish Church, informally known as Mabitac Church, is a Roman Catholic church located above Calvary or Kalbaryo Hill in Mabitac, Laguna, Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of San Pablo. Its church is known for having a staircase of 126 steps, a panoramic view of the town of Sta. Maria and Laguna lake,^[1] and the festivity of the Three Kings every January 6, a re-enactment of the Magi's journey.^[2]

History

Mabitac was under the patronage of Nuestra Señora de Candelaria or the Our Lady of Candles. The image of Nuestra Señora de Candelaria was commissioned between 1599 and 1600 by the alferez, Don Cristobal Mercado for Paco Church.^[3] After three years, in 1603, it was first brought to a hospital-chapel in Los Banos.^[3] It was transferred to Siniloan in 1615 upon the request of Father Juan Miguel de Talavera to his superior, Father Blas de la Madre de Dios.^[4] His plan was to place it on a little mount between Inaguasan and Galoy, two barrios of Siniloan, in aid of unification around his place.^[1]^[5] The people of Mabitac sought the image to be placed in Mabitac and was enthroned to their town in that same year.^[6]

The first church of Mabitac was the aforementioned church between the two barrios of Siniloan.^[5] Due to flooding, the Franciscans transferred the church on top of Calvary or Kalbaryo Hill in 1618 and made it out of stone.^[7]^[8] Originally, the church only had 96 steps^[7] but further improvements increased it to more than 120 steps.^[9] It was seriously damaged during the 1880 earthquake and repaired under the supervision of Father Antonio de la Fuente and again severely damaged during the 1937 earthquake.^[6]

Features

The church is known for its 126 steps connecting the local road to the main church on top of the hill.^[9]^[10] It has a Spanish style façade.^[9]^[10] Due to natural calamities and war, only the belfry connected to the church is the remaining original structure of the original 1618 church. Since it became serviceable after the 1937 earthquake, the church was greatly improved into its interior.^[6]

Notes

^ ^a ^b "Laguna's old churches await pilgrims". Philippine Daily Inquirer. March 24, 2005.
^ Cinco, Maricar (January 12, 2011). "Mabitac folk hope fest way to progress". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on October 7, 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
^ ^a ^b Huerta 1865, p. 146
^ Huerta 1865, pp. 146–147
^ ^a ^b Huerta 1865, p. 147
^ ^a ^b ^c National Historical Institute 1993, p. 68
^ ^a ^b Huerta 1865, p. 148
^ Giron, Tita (March 20, 2005). "A scenic way to do the traditional 'Via Crucis'". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Churches south of Manila you can visit on Holy Week". Manila Bulletin. March 2, 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Laguna: Prime Attractions". Provincial Government of Laguna. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2014.

Bibliography

Huerta, Felix de (1865). Estado geográfico, topográfico, estadístico, histórico-religioso. Binondo: Imprenta de M. Sanchez y Ca. pp. 146–149.
Historical Markers: Regions I-IV and CAR. Manila: National Historical Institute (Philippines). 1993. p. 68. ISBN 9715380611.

External links

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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)

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Immaculate Conception Catholic School- Calamba
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Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Pagsanjan
Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Alaminos
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