“ MASS AT SAN AGUSTIN CHURCH “

*During WWII, US soldiers kneel outdoor mass being conducted by a filipino priest in front of San Agustin Church 

BEFORE AND AFTER 
Location: General Luna St., Intramuros, Manila
Wayback February 5, 1945

DID YOU KNOW?!
*The church Built between 1587 and 1606, and remains under the care of the Augustinians who founded it
*San Agustin Church is one of the oldest churches in the Philippines
*San Agustin church it is the first European Stone church to be built in the Philippines designed in Spanish Architecture Structure
*San Agustin Church the only building left intact after the destruction of intramuros during the Battle of Manila in 1945
*During WWII, The Imperial Japanese Troops ordered Intramuros residents to leave their houses and held them hostage inside San Agustin Church
*Some of the hostages were later killed at The Palacio Del Gobernador in Intramuros while some were liberated by filipino and American forces on February 25, 1945