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Monday, July 9, 2012

PACO CHURCH IN MANILA

Paco Church is one of the edifices built during the Spanish regime completed in 1820. It is actually a former municipal cemetery for the well-heeled and established aristocratic Spanish families.



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On December 30, 1896, Dr. Jose P. Rizal, was interred in Paco Park after his execution in Bagumbayan (Luneta). In 1966, the park was converted into a national park during the term of President Diosdado Macapagal.


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The church has a nice facade and an egg-shaped ceiling. It is very small and ideal for intimate weddings. The chapel is under the care of the Vincentian fathers who also manage the nearby Adamson University.



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Also known as the Saint Pancratius Chapel a small domed church located inside the Paco Park in Paco, Manila. Named after Pancratius, a Christian martyr of Rome who is considered to be the patron of children, whose feast day is celebrated every 12th of May.



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The church is of Romanesque architecture coordinated with its surroundings of what used to be the Paco Cemetery. The wholeness of the place with the park, the olden day cemetery and the Paco Church is reminiscent of the rich yet dark past of the country under colonial regimes. That is why the church is not only a favorite place for intimate weddings but as well for every sightseers who are looking for a place of solace in the midst of the city.










Sources:  wikipilipinas.org & blissful-weddings.com





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