Ruby Tuesday#53 The First Filipino Saint, San Lorenzo Ruiz

Took this glass mosaic by the entrance door inside of San Juan Bautista at Calamba, Laguna. The mosaic is of the First Filipino saint, San Lorenzo Ruiz.

The church was where our national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, was baptized. It is just a stone's throw away from the house our national hero, Jose Rizal.

Source: http://www.laguna.net/jbilchurch/jubilee.html#calamba

In 1759 the Jesuit Missionaries purchased a big portion of land called Hacienda de San Juan, but the parish was established only in 1779 by the Franciscan Friars. In this church, Fray Rufino Collantes baptized our national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal, on June 22, 1861. the original altar was burned in 1862 but immediately rebuilt by Fray Leoncio Lopez. the first Filipino priest, Fr. Angel Villaruz, served this church for 43 years since 1901.

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