Obando Church | |
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Diocesan Shrine of Nuestra Senora de Salambao and Parish of Saint Paschal Baylon | |
![]() The main facade in August 2023 | |
14°42′38″N 120°56′13″E / 14.710556°N 120.937028°E | |
Location | Obando, Bulacan |
Country | Philippines |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Status | Parish church and National Shrine |
Founded | April 29, 1754 |
Founder(s) | Fray Manuel De Olivencia |
Dedication | Paschal Baylon |
Cult(s) present | Our Lady of Salambao |
Events | Obando Fertility Rites |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architectural type | Church building |
Completed | 1947 |
Administration | |
Province | Manila |
Diocese | Malolos (since 1962) |
Deanery | St. Francis of Assisi |
Parish | St. Paschal Baylon |
Clergy | |
Priest(s) | Proceso Espiritu |
Assistant priest(s) | Ramon Bong P. Sabangan |
The Diocesan Shrine of Nuestra Senora de Salambao and Parish of Saint Paschal Baylon, commonly known as Obando Church,[1][2] is a Roman Catholic church located in the municipality of Obando in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Malolos.
Founded by Franciscan missionaries, under the Spanish Empire, it is the venue of the three-day Obando Fertility Rites held annually in honor of three patron saints, namely: St. Pascual Baylon, St. Claire of Assisi and Our Lady of Salambao,[3] a celebration that was mentioned by Jose Rizal, the Philippine national hero, in the pages of his Spanish-language novel, the Noli Me Tangere (in Chapter 6: Captain Tiago). During the month of May, parishioners and other devotees perform the three-day Obando Dance (formerly known as the Kasilonawan, now locally called Sayaw sa Obando, literally "the dance in Obando") inside the church, followed by a street procession.[4]
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