Saint Martin of Tours Parish Church (Bocaue)
Roman Catholic church in Bulacan, Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Saint Martin of Tours Parish Church, also known as the Diocesan Shrine of the Holy Cross of Wawa is a Roman Catholic church in Bocaue, Bulacan, Philippines. The church is one of the oldest in Bulacan, having been founded by Franciscan missionaries in 1606. It hosts the Holy Cross of Wawa, a wooden relic believed to be miraculous by devotees, which is the centerpiece of the recurring Bocaue River Festival.[1][2][3]
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St. Martin of Tours Parish | |
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St. Martin of Tours Parish and Diocesan Shrine of the Holy Cross of Wawa | |
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14°47′44″N 120°55′33″E | |
Location | Poblacion, Bocaue, Bulacan |
Country | Philippines |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Religious order | Franciscans |
History | |
Status | Diocesan Shrine |
Founded | 1606 (1606) |
Dedication | Martin of Tours |
Relics held | Holy Cross of Wawa |
Architecture | |
Architectural type | Church building |
Administration | |
Province | Manila |
Diocese | Malolos |
Deanery | St. Martin of Tours |
Parish | St. Martin of Tours |
Clergy | |
Priest(s) | Rev. Fr. Mario Jose C. Ladra (2021-present) |
Assistant priest(s) | Rev. Fr. Prince Lenrick P. Marcelo (2020-2023) Rev. Fr. Ritz Darwin P. Resuello (2023-present) |
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In 1969, the parish founded a church-based credit union cooperative known as the St. Martin of Tours Credit and Development Cooperative (SMTCDC).[4]