[HD] SAN SEBASTIAN CHURCH | Quiapo Manila | Walk Tour | Philippines

San Sebastian Church is also known as Minor Basilica of San Sebastian or San Sebastian Basilica of St. Sebastian in Quiapo, Manila. It is also a minor basilica of the Roman Catholic churches here in the country. This church is significant for its architectural design, which was completed in the year 1891. It is the only steel building church that was standing in the country containing the Gothic style of architecture. It received the privilege of being a National Historic Landmark (1973) and National Cultural Treasure (2011).
It was raised to the status of a minor basilica by Pope Leo XIII on June 24, 1890.
The first and only steel building church in the Philippines, the only all-steel temple in Asia, and the only prefabricated steel church in the world.
The prefabricated steel sections were manufactured in Binche, Belgium.
A total of 52 tonnes (51 long tons; 57 short tons) of prefabricated steel sections were transported in 8 separate shipments from Belgium to the Philippines, starting 1888.
The architect is Genaro Palacios, a Spanish architect and engineer assigned in the Philippines.6 Groundbreaking was held on 1888, it was completed in 1891, and, on August 16, 1891, it was consecrated by the 25th Archbishop of Manila, His Excellency Bernardino Nozaleda, OP
The Order of Augustinian Recollects is the one in charge of the management and protection of the San Sebastian Church. It also has a nearby school, which is the San Sebastian College located at Plaza del Carmen, in Quiapo, Manila.
Location: Pasaje del Carmen St, Quiapo, Manila
14°35′59″N 120°59′21″E
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