The National Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, popularly known as Antipolo Cathedral, will officially assume its new status as an international shrine on March 25.
MANILA, Philippines – that the Holy See released the papal decree declaring the elevation of Antipolo Cathedral as an international shrine – the first in the Philippines and in Southeast Asia, and the 11th worldwide.by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines , the Vatican approved the petition to grant Antipolo Cathedral that particular privilege in June 2022.
The church was completed in 1632 but it suffered severe damage several times throughout its four-centuries-long history and was rebuilt several times, too. According to the cathedral’s website, former First Lady Aurora Quezon and Antipolo parish priest Francisco Avendano headed a fundraising committee to build a new church. Architect José L. de Ocampo was commissioned to design the new shrine, which was completed in 1954.
Even the Philippine national hero José Rizal visited the shrine as a boy with his father, Francisco Mercado, on June 6, 1868, according to the bookwebsite
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