Bosoboso Church

Bosoboso Church
Bosoboso Church
Nuestra Señora de la Annunciata Parish Church
Simbahan ng Bosoboso (Filipino)
	Church facade in 2019
	Bosoboso Church Location in Luzon Bosoboso Church Location in the Philippines
	14°38′22″N 121°14′17″E / 14.63953°N 121.23810°E
Location	Old Bosoboso, San Jose, Antipolo, Rizal
Country	Philippines
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Founded	1669
Architecture
Architectural type	Church building
Administration
Diocese	Antipolo
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Most Rev. Francisco M. de Leon, D.D.
Priest(s)	Fr. Evan Paul Villanueva, MI

The Nuestra Señora de la Annunciata Parish Church, commonly known as Bosoboso Church or Boso-Boso Church, is a Roman Catholic parish church located in Sitio Old Boso-Boso, Barangay San Jose in Antipolo, Rizal, Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Antipolo.

History

The first church was built as a mission church by the Franciscans in 1669. Originally, it served the Dumagat people of Lanatin and Linotan in the mountains of modern-day Rizal province. The Jesuits eventually took over the mission and the church in 1741.^[1] It was turned over to secular priests in 1768 when the Jesuits were expelled from the Philippines and other Spanish realms.^[2]

In 1880, an earthquake caused significant damage to the church. Owing to the dwindling population in the area, the damaged portions of the church were not rebuilt.^[2]

In 1930, the Americans planned to build a dam in the surrounding area, and the remaining inhabitants were ordered to resettle elsewhere.^[3] The project was eventually abandoned due to a discovered fault in the region, yet people did not return until the time of the Japanese Occupation. Whatever remained of the structure was subsequently razed to the ground by the Japanese, leaving only the lower portion of the original façade intact.

As the area was eventually resettled, administration of the parish was taken over by the Camillian Order in 1986, who helped organize rebuilding of the church. The restoration was completed in 1995,^[4] preserving the ruins of the façade, with the new portions built as close as possible to the simple, sparse architecture of the original.

The Bosoboso Church was plot setting for the episode 'Ukay-Ukay' of the 2009 horror film Shake, Rattle & Roll 11.

Gallery

Entrance arch and walkway of the church complex
Restored façade, incorporating the original ruins
Arch portal, left side
Buttress
Wall of the apse
Narthex
Main door and choir loft, looking down the nave
Ceiling, with gables
Arched portal near the sanctuary
Modern, freestanding altar
Gate and staircase leading to the belfry
Church's two bells suspended from the belfry
2001 historical marker by the NHCP

References

^ See the "2018 Historical Marker" below.
^ ^a ^b "The Church That Was Lost and then Found: Boso Boso Church in Antipolo". ClubBNB.
^ Tanay Tercenary Souvenir: 1640-1940 & The Towns of Rizal Province. Catolos, Bendaña, & Santos. 1940.
^ Javellana, Rene (2010). La Casa de Dios: the legacy of Filipino hispanic churches in the Philippines. Ortigas Foundation Inc.

External links

Media related to Nuestra Señora de la Annunciata Parish Church (Antipolo, Rizal) at Wikimedia Commons
Bosoboso Church on Facebook

[1] See the "2018 Historical Marker" below.

[:0-2] "The Church That Was Lost and then Found: Boso Boso Church in Antipolo". ClubBNB.

[3] Tanay Tercenary Souvenir: 1640-1940 & The Towns of Rizal Province. Catolos, Bendaña, & Santos. 1940.

[4] Javellana, Rene (2010). La Casa de Dios: the legacy of Filipino hispanic churches in the Philippines. Ortigas Foundation Inc.

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