Coordinates: 14°11′48″N 120°52′42″E / 14.196589°N 120.878266°E / 14.196589; 120.878266

Saint Gregory the Great Parish Church (Indang)

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Indang Church
Saint Gregory the Great Parish Church
Simbahan ng Parokya ni San Gregorio Magno (Filipino)
Church facade in 2018
Indang Church is located in Luzon
Indang Church
Indang Church
Location in Luzon
Indang Church is located in Philippines
Indang Church
Indang Church
Location in the Philippines
14°11′48″N 120°52′42″E / 14.196589°N 120.878266°E / 14.196589; 120.878266
LocationPoblacion, Indang, Cavite
CountryPhilippines
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
StatusParish church
Founded1625 (1625)
Founder(s)Angelo Armano
DedicationGregory the Great
Dedicated1625
Relics heldGregory the Great
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeChurch building
StyleBaroque
Groundbreaking1672
Completed1710
Administration
ArchdioceseManila
DioceseImus
Clergy
Priest(s)Marty Dimaranan
Assistant priest(s)Reymar A. Arca

Saint Gregory the Great Parish Church, commonly known as Indang Church, is a Roman Catholic church in the municipality of Indang, Cavite, Philippines, under the Diocese of Imus.

History

Church local historical marker

Features

Church interior in 2013

Upon entering the church, elegantly carved doors will be seen first together with the impressive carvings on the choir loft balcony. Built during the 18th century, it has an impressive rose-colored trompe-l'œil paintings on its ceiling.[1] Several commemorative gravestones can also be seen in the walls and pillars of the church.[2] The retablo has three levels of niches for images of saints.[2] Unlike the elegant rose-colored ceiling, restoration works on the retablo involved repainting, with red and gold.[2] At the central niche is the image of the town's patron saint, Gregory the Great. Located at the right side of the altar is a painting of Michael and the Archangels.[3] The pulpit of the church carries the Jesuit monogram surmounted by the image of the Christ child as a sign of being a parish under the Jesuits before the Suppression of the Society of Jesus of 1768.[4] The church of Indang was one of the first churches in Cavite to use galvanized iron as its roofing in 1869.[5] The adjacent old convent has wide windows and wrought iron work along the sides.[2]

Devotions

Painting on the Seven Archangels on the right side of the altar
Painting on the Seven Archangels on the right side of the altar

Indang was dedicated under the chaplaincy of Pope Gregory the Great (also San Gregorio Magno). In one incident, the local parish priest found a big, rolled picture at the back of the church together with burnt trash. It was found out to be a painting of the seven archangels. Since then, the devotion to the archangels also grew in the town together with the intercession of Gregory the Great giving the parish of Indang eight patrons.[6] The icon of the archangels is currently found at the right side of the altar. Several miracles are attributed to Saint Gregory and the seven archangels including the peaceful stay of the Japanese soldiers during the war and a failed attempt to raid the town, by bandits.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "St. Gregory the Great Church". Indang Cavite. October 15, 2008. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Especially Indang". Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Indang, Haven of Cold Springs". June 22, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  4. ↑ Javellana, SJ, Fr. Rene. "Restored". Philippine Jesuits. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  5. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named :1
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Gonzales, Dick (July 10, 2009). "The Miraculous Patrons of Indang, Cavite". Retrieved September 4, 2014.

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