Tayabas Basilica

The Minor Basilica of Saint Michael the Archangel, commonly known as Tayabas Basilica, is a Roman Catholicbasilica located in Tayabas, Quezon, Philippines, under the Diocese of Lucena. Its titular saint is Michael the Archangel, whose feast is celebrated every September 29.

Pope John Paul II raised the shrine to the status of Minor Basilica via his decree Angelos et Archangelos on 18 October 1988. The decree was signed and notarized by Cardinal Agostino Casaroli.

The basilica is the largest in the province of Quezon; built in the shape of a key, it has the local moniker "Susì ng Tayabas" ("Key of Tayabas"). The church's 103-meter (338-foot) aisle is also one of the longest naves among the country’s Spanish colonial era churches.