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Coordinates: 14°58′07″N 120°41′01″E 14.968467301523534, 120.68364715589269

Santa Monica Church

Location & Contact Information
- Address: Minalin, Pampanga, Philippines
- Telephone Number:
- Official Website: []
Overview

Minalin boasts one of the most beautiful churches in the country—the Sta. Monica Churchwhich features a most unique façade, mimicking that of a giant

retablo*. A 1619 mural also can be found on one wall of the church,

featuring naïve drawings of mysterious origins. There are no records as to who built the church, although it has been attributed to the work of P. Manuel Franco Tubil in 1764. One documented source cites the church’s completion before 1834. It was reconstructed at various stages: in 1854, 1877 (by P. Isidro Bernardo), 1885 and 1895 (repaired by P. Galo de la Fuente and Vicente Ruiz, respectively). The church, with Santa Monica as its titular patron (Feast Day, May 11) is 52 meters long, 13 meters wide and 11 meters high. The last Augustinian *fraile *to serve Minalin was P. Faustino Diez and the 1st native priest was P. Macario Panlilio.

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