There is an old church along Boni Avenue in Madaluyong City. It’s the Parish of San Felipe Neri (Saint Philip Neri). I visited it a few months ago and it’s only now that I’m uploading the pictures. Unfortunately, the church was closed when I visited it that’s why I don’t have interiror shots of the church. I guess I was in Kalentong, Mandaluyong when I decided to visit this church. I can’t remember what route of jeepney I rode to go here.
Accoridng to Wikipedia, St. Philip Romolo Neri (Italian: Filippo Romolo Neri; 21 July 1515 – 25 May 1595), known as the Third Apostle of Rome, after Saints Peter and Paul, was an Italian priest noted for founding a society of secular clergy called the Congregation of the Oratory. Philip Neri is one of the influential figures of the Counter-Reformation, and noted for converting to personal holiness many of the influential people within the Church itself.
On the façade of the church, there is a marker that reads:
Sa ngalan ng Panginoon, paggunita sa ika-100 taon Centenario ng pagkakatatag ng Parokya San Felipe Neri. Unang Kura Paroko 1863 – Rev. P. Francisco Gimenez. Kasalukuyang Kura Paroko 1963 Rev. P. Pantaleon L. de Guzman. Ang ala-alang ito ay buong pusong inihahandog ng bayang Mandaluyong, Rizal sa kanyang kabunyian, Rufino J. Card. Santos Arsobispo ng Maynila, Ika-2 ng Disyembre, 1963. Luwalhati sa Diyos at sa Kapurihan ng Birheng Maria Ina ng Diyos
My rough translation:
In the name of the Lord, commemorating the 100th year Centennial of the foundation of St. Philip Neri Parish Church. First Parish Priest 1863 – Rev. Father Francisco Gimenez. Present Parish Priest 1963 Rev. Father Pantaleon L. de Guzman. This memory (or marker) is whole-heartedly dedicated by the town of Mandaluyong, Rizal Province in his Eminence Rufino J. Card. Santos, Archbishop of Manila, December 2, 1963. Glory to God and to the honor of the Virgin Mary, Mother of God.
There’s another marker that reads:
On this 1st day of December 2013 on the 1st year of the Pontificate of Pope Francis with his Eminence Luis Antonio G. Cardinal Tagle, D.D. as the 32nd Archbishop of Manila with Rev. Msgr. Mario D. Enriquez as Pastor, this Church and its altar were dedicated to the Triune God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen
This marker bears testament to the historic occasion of the 150th year of establishment of San Felipe Neri Parish and symbolizes our gratitude to God and to God’s People for their generosity.
These are shots from Kalentong, Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong City
