“ HOLY ROSARY PARISH CHURCH “

BEFORE AND AFTER 
Location: Sto. Rosario St., Angeles City Pampanga 
Wayback 1920’s

DID YOU KNOW?!
*Holy Rosary Parish Church Formerly known as Santo Rosario Church, and also known as ANGELES CHURCH
*The foundation of the church were first laid out on October 18, 1877 by the founding families of Angeles City led by Don Mariano V. Henson
*It was as laid out by city planners in the Spanish Colonial era and now is one of the most distinctive landmark of the city
*the church was constructed from 1877-1896 by the Polo y Servicio labor system
*The church was finally finished as it still stands today on October 1909. it’s engineering and architectural skills where provided by Don Antonio de la Camara from Manila
*The church was also used by the U.S Army as a military hospital from 1899 to 1900
*The church’s Bellfry was Destroyed in the 1940’s as a result of the WWII
*It was immediately Testored by the Government with the help of American troops and was finished by early 1944
*The Church has recently been recognized by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts as a National historical site
*Today, fondly called by locals as Pisambang Maraqui (Big Church) stands in epicenter of the old Culiat town
*The Holy Rosary Parish Church serves as the city’s main religious center, being located at the front of the former City Hall, now known as the Museo Ning Angeles