The Immaculate Conception Parish Church commonly known as Santa Cruz Church is a

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along Pedro Guevarra Street, Poblacion, Santa Cruz, Laguna,

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History

Santa Cruz was formerly annexed (or ''visita'') of

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and became an independent parish under the advocacy of the

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in 1602 with Gabriel de Castro as priest. Due to sanitary problems in the original location, the church was transferred in 1608 in its present location and built the present church under the direction of Antonio de la Llave. Miguel Perciva added a

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under his direction in 1672. The church was later renovated by building a

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and remodeling of the five

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s by Juan Marzon in 1850. The church was destroyed by fire on January 28, 1945 during the

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. It was reconstructed in 1948 under Mariano Limjuco. Besides the devotion to the

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, an image of the Holy Guardian Angel, whose devotion started in 1678 by Fernando de la Concepcion, was venerated in Santa Cruz. After being housed at Pila, the

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of the Franciscan religious was transferred to Pila on July 13, 1674. File:Santa Cruz Church of Laguna historical marker.jpg, Church PHC historical marker File:Immaculate Conception Church Santa Cruz inside (P. Guevara Avenue, Santa Cruz, Laguna; 06-28-2023).jpg, Church interior in 2023

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Immaculate Conception Parish - Santa Cruz, Laguna
(Official Facebook page) {{Roman Catholic Diocese of San Pablo , state=autocollapse

Santa Cruz, Laguna Santa Cruz, officially the Municipality of Santa Cruz ( tgl, Bayan ng Santa Cruz), is a first class municipality of the Philippines, municipality and capital of the Philippine Province, province of Laguna (province), Laguna, Philippines. Accor ...

Churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Pablo