The Saint Andrew the Apostle Parish is a

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Bel-Air Village Bel-Air refers to both a private subdivision, a gated community and a barangay in Makati Philippines. To the north the village itself is bound by Neptune, Anza, Orion, Mercedes and Amapola Streets. Estrella Street on the northeast, Epifanio de l ...

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, Philippines. It is one of the known Modern Edifices designed by

Leandro V. Locsin Leandro V. Locsin (August 15, 1928 – November 15, 1994) was a Filipino architect, artist, and Interior Design, interior designer known for his use of concrete, floating volume and simplistic design in his various projects. An avid collector, ...

in Makati. It is dedicated to

Andrew the Apostle Andrew the Apostle ( grc-koi, Ἀνδρέᾱς, Andréās ; la, Andrēās ; , syc, ܐܰܢܕ݁ܪܶܐܘܳܣ, ʾAnd’reʾwās), also called Saint Andrew, was an apostle of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is the brother of Simon Pete ...

, the patron saint of Metro Manila and Bel-Air Village. Its parish territories are Bel-Air Village and Salcedo Village in Barangay Bel-Air, Rizal Village and Santiago Village in Barangay Valenzuela, and San Miguel Village in Barangay

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Church description

Built by National Artist for Architecture Leandro Locsin in 1968, the design of this parish church in Bel-Air Makati is symbolic of the manner the martyr died crucified on an

X-shaped cross A saltire, also called Saint Andrew's Cross or the crux decussata, is a heraldic symbol in the form of a diagonal cross, like the shape of the letter X in Roman type. The word comes from the Middle French ''sautoir'', Medieval Latin ''saltatori ...

. The butterfly shaped floor plan emanates from this cruciform. Many other symbolic features mark the tent-like structure, including the giant chandelier over the altar which serves as a halo over the copper cross by National Artist for Visual Art,

Vicente Manansala Vicente Silva Manansala (January 22, 1910 – August 22, 1981) was a Filipino cubist painter and illustrator.Endaya, Imelda Cajipe (artist and independent curator) and Cecilia B. Rebong (Philippine Consul-General). ''"Pamana: Modernong Sining"' ...

History

The proposal of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish began in 1965 when a group of residents belonging to the villages of San Miguel and Bel-Air dreamed of having a parish that they could call their own. The community did not have to wait long. Don Andrés Soriano Jr. offered to have a church built in honor of his late father Don Andres Sr. who was loved and respected by the people of

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. Thus, the parish was named after the patriarch's namesake,

. With the approval of the establishment and formation of the parish by Cardinal

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came the appointment of Emilio Bularan as the first parish priest. On February 8, 1967, the 69th birth anniversary of the late Don Andres Soriano, the cornerstone was laid at the lot donated by the Ayala family through the Makati Development Corporation. On November 30, 1968, St. Andrew the Apostle Parish was opened. At half past eight in the morning, the community gathered to witness the unveiling of the church marker by the people whose generosity made the occasion possible: Andres Soriano Jr., President of San Miguel Corporation; Jose Ma. Soriano, chairman and President of A. Soriano y Cia; Enrique Zobel, President of the

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; and other donors from Roxas y Cia.http://www.saaparish.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=34 In 2002, Emmanuel Sunga made some various redevelopments in the parish such as the improvement of flooring, air-conditioning, building of parish office annex, refurbishment of halo chandelier, the altar of the church, and building of the carillon bell tower.

Pastors

Other present priests

Former priests

''* not yet complete''

Gallery

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* {{Philippine Registry of Cultural Property Roman Catholic churches in Metro Manila Buildings and structures in Makati Roman Catholic churches completed in 1968 1968 establishments in the Philippines National Cultural Treasures of the Philippines Works of National Artists of the Philippines Leandro Locsin buildings Modernist architecture in the Philippines 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the Philippines Churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila