The Nuestra Señora de la Annunciata Parish Church, also known as Bosoboso Church or Boso-Boso Church, is a
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parish church located in Sitio Old Boso-Boso, Barangay San Jose in
Antipolo
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Rizal
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History
The first church was built as a
mission church by the
Franciscans
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in 1669. Originally, it served the
Dumagat people of Lanatin and Linotan in the mountains of modern-day
Rizal province. The
Jesuits
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eventually took over the mission and the church in 1741. It was turned over to
secular priests
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in 1768 when the
Jesuits were expelled from the Philippines and other Spanish realms.
In 1880, an earthquake caused significant damage to the church. Owing to the dwindling population in the area, the damaged portions of the church were not rebuilt.
In 1930, the Americans planned to build a dam in the surrounding area, and the remaining inhabitants were ordered to resettle elsewhere. The project was eventually abandoned due to a discovered
fault in the region, yet people did not return until the time of the
Japanese Occupation. Whatever remained of the structure was subsequently razed to the ground by the Japanese, leaving only the lower portion of the original façade intact.
As the area was eventually resettled, administration of the parish was taken over by the
Camillian Order in 1986, who helped organize rebuilding of the church. The restoration was completed in 1995,
preserving the ruins of the façade, with the new portions built as close as possible to the simple, sparse architecture of the original.
Gallery
File:Boso-Boso Church 17.jpg, Entrance arch and walkway of the church complex
File:Boso-Boso Church 10.jpg, Belfry of the church
File:Boso-Boso Church 18.jpg, Restored façade, incorporating the original ruins
File:Boso-Boso Church 06.jpg, Wall, left side
File:Boso-Boso Church 04.jpg, Arch portal, left side
File:Boso-Boso Church 02.jpg, Buttress
File:Boso-Boso Church 13.jpg, Wall of the apse
File:Boso-Boso Church 14.jpg, Closeup of the small belfry
File:Boso-Boso Church 16.jpg, Narthex
File:Boso-Boso Church 11.jpg, Main door and choir loft, looking down the nave
File:Boso-Boso Church 12.jpg, Ceiling, with gables
File:Boso-Boso Church 09.jpg, Choir loft
File:Boso-Boso Church 01.jpg, Arched portal near the sanctuary
File:Boso-Boso Church 15.jpg, Modern, freestanding altar
File:Boso-Boso Church 03.jpg, Gate and staircase leading to the belfry
File:Boso-Boso Church 05.jpg, Church's two bells suspended from the belfry
File:Boso-Boso Church 07.jpg, 2001 historical marker by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines
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(NHCP; designated an Institute at the time)
File:Bosoboso Church 2018 Historical Marker.jpg, 2018 NHCP marker, replacing the previous one
References
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Roman Catholic churches in Rizal
Buildings and structures in Antipolo
Churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Antipolo