Submitted by Angelo Marasigan

2. 0As a former Spanish colony, the
Philippines is dotted with hundreds, if
not thousands of ancient Catholic
churches to be found throughout the
archipelago. The Church of San Juan de
Nepomuceno in San Juan, Batangas is
just one of these relics of our colonial
heritage. Tracing its origins back to
more than one and a half centuries ago,
the church is a historical landmark
worthy of mention.

3. 0In the Southern most part of the
province of Batangas in Luzon, the
Filipinos have the 2nd largest
municipality of San Juan to be proud of.
Here, you will find the clannish and old-fashioned
town of San Juan. It is located
43 kilometers east of Batangas City, the
province’s capitol and at the same
distance, southwest of Lucena City,
Quezon Province’s capitol.

5. 0The Church of San Juan de Nepomuceno
was first constructed in 1843 out of
palm leaves and bamboo. Two years
later, it was replace with a stone
structure, which was unfortunately
submerged by flood waters in 1883. In
1890, the church was transfered to its
present location and the present stone
structure was constructed in 1894. It
was officially named as the Church of
San Juan de Nepomuceno in 1920.

8. Activities
0 Fiesta
0Weddings
0 Kumpisalang Bayan
0 Kumpil
0 Fun Run

9. 0 Sources:
http://lakbayinpilipinas.wordpress.com/2010/09/13
/the-church-of-san-juan-de-nepomuceno-in-san-juan-batangas/
0 http://outoftownblog.com/old-but-beautiful-san-juan-
nepomuceno-parish-church/