San Juan de Dios Church, San Rafael

Name: San Juan de Dios Church
Address: San Rafael, Philippines

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San Juan de Dios Parish Church, also San Rafael Church, is an 18th-century Roman Catholic church situated in Brgy. Poblacion, in San Rafael, Bulacan, Philippines. Its titular patron is St. John of God; Saint Raphael, archangel, is the secondary patron saint. It is in this church that the Battle of San Rafael took place, wherein hundreds of retreating Filipino soldiers and civilians lost their lives during a battle with the Spanish on November 30, 1896. A historical marker by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines was installed in front of the church in 1997 to commemorate the massacre of an estimated 800 Filipinos. ()

Architectural style: BaroqueCoordinates: 14°57'30"N, 120°57'47"E

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Nearby attractions include: Baliuag Museum and Library, SM City Baliwag, Sub-Parish Church of Santo Cristo, Saint Augustine Parish Church.

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