" SANTO NIÑO DE TONDO CHURCH "

BEFORE AND AFTER
Location: Lorenzo Chacon St.,Tondo Manila
Wayback 1920’s

DID YOU KNOW?!
*Also known as TONDO CHURCH
*Tondo Church was recognized as Provincial Chapter on May 3, 1572 and Fray. Alonzo Alvarado
*Tondo church is one of the earliest churches established by the Spanish friars in Luzon
*It houses as image of infant Jesus which originally came from Acapulco Mexico
*It is believed that the construction of the first stone monastery started in 1611 under the term of Fr. Alonzo Guerrero (Then minister of Tondo)
*The building was damaged by earthquake of 1740 and was repaired the next year
*The church was heavily damaged again by another earthquake in 1863 and was rebuilt for the third time by Fr. Manuel Diez Gonzalez.
*The restoration was completed by Fr. Casimiro Herrera Parish priest of tondo from 1874 to 1880 who followed the plans of Architect Luciano Oliver in 1873
*The fence was designed by Architect Gregorio N Santos. Walls made of stone were imported from Guadalupe and Meycauayan
*The organ was imported from the cemetery during his prior ship from 1889 to 1898- the Fence was designed by Architect Gregorio N. Santos
*In 1898, Fr. Pablo Alvarez bought a molave door for 1470 pesos to be used as the main entrance door
*During the last days of Japanese occupation the church was reopened for thousands of refugees
*Tondo Church is one of the most visited churches in the Philippines
*In 1997,aside from major repairs, Carillon bells were installed under the term of Msgr. Emmanuel Sunga as Parish Priest