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The Santa Monica Parish Church (Spanish: ''Iglesia Parroquial de Santa Mónica''), commonly known as the Minalin Church, is a Baroque church, located in ''poblacion'' area of San Nicolas in Minalin, Pampanga, Philippines. The church, built during the Spanish era, was declared a National Cultural Treasure by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and the National Museum of the Philippines on August 27, 2011, one of 37 churches in the country bestowed that honor.〔National Commission for Culture and the Arts. (2011). ("Colonial Churches of the Philippines" ). NCCA Website. Retrieved on 2014-07-30.〕 The parish church is part of the ecclesiastical province of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Fernando, under the Vicariate of Christ The King.〔(Philippine Catholic Churches )〕〔(Archdiocese of Pampanga )〕 The church is under the patronage of Saint Monica of Hippo, with a feast day celebrated annually every second Sunday of May. The current parish priest is Rev. Fr. Eric de Guzman succeeding Rev. Fr. Greg Vega.〔("Parishes of the Archdiocese of San Fernando" ). CBCP Online.〕 ==History== Founded in 1614, Minalin parish started as a ''visita'' (sub-parish) of Macabebe, Pampanga. Fr. Miguel de Saldaña was assigned in 1618 as its own parish priest. On October 31, 1624, the Minalin parish was accepted as independent vicariate under its prior, Fr. Martín Vargas. Minalin was given the two visitas of Pangasinan and Tubungao (Sta. Maria) in 1633. The act was reconfirmed in 1639. The convent of Minalin was under the Augustinians as of May 5, 1670. was added to Bacolor on May 9, 1650 and to Betis on October 21, 1678, and May 11, 1680. Don Lorenzo Malaca was the first native secular assigned to Minalin in 1771, succeeded by Don Manuel Francisco Tubil. The original location of the church was in Barangay Santa Maria. However, lumber stocks for the church construction were carried by floods from Santa Maria to a hilly place called ''Burol'', which eventually became the location of the present church. The legend of the town's name came from "minalis la ding dutung, minalis ya ing pisamban" (the lumber moved, and so must the church). Capitan Diego Tolentino wrote the location as “minalis”, which evolved into "Minalin." There are no records as to who built the church, although it has been attributed to the work of Augustinian Fr. Manuel Franco Tubil in 1764. One documented source cites the church’s completion by the Augustinians in 1834.〔Castro, Alex R. (2008-01-14). ("67. Pampanga's Churches: Sta. Monica Chuch, Minalin" ). Views from the Pampang. Retrieved on 2014-08-04.〕 Another account shows that construction by Augustinian friars was started sometime in the 1600s and completed in 1764. Mayor Cristino Lagman on July 30, 1911 stated that the church was completed in 1764 under Bachiller Calixto Gregorio. Fr. José Seguí, the Archbishop of Manila, visited Pampanga in 1831 and met the secular parish priest of Minalin, Don Quintín Cándido Paríon. Dr. Mauricio Miranda was the parish priest in 1834 when the great flood occurred devastating the town. Despite the church’s elevated location, the flood waters of 1834 reached its main altar. The Church was reconstructed at various stages: in 1854, 1877 (repaired by Fr. Isidro Bernardo), 1885 (by P. Galo de la Fuente) and in 1895 (by Vicente Ruiz). Fr. José Torres' petition to rebuild the church and parochial house, was granted about July 5, 1866. The last Augustinian friar was Fr. Faustino Diez and the church was turned over to ''Alcalde'' (Mayor) Pedro Diaz and to the first native priest P. Macario Panlilio.〔 Another account states that the last Augustinian priest to serve Minalin was Fr. Jose Sales. In 1937, the Most Rev. Michael J. O'Doherty, Archbishop of Manila, approved the request of Rev. Fr. Prudencio David, parish priest of Minalin for re-plastering of the walls, and repainting of the church interiors. Parish priest Fr. Daniel Castrillo, a Spanish Augustinian was assigned in August 1942. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Santa Monica Parish Church (Minalin)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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