San Nicolas de Tolentino Parish Church (Quezon City)
Coordinates: 14°40′20″N 121°02′15″E / 14.67226°N 121.03752°E
San Nicolas de Tolentino Parish Church (Church of Nicholas of Tolentino) | |
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"San Nicolas de Tolentino " | |
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Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
Year consecrated | 1975 |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Suffragan Diocese |
Leadership | Bishop |
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Architectural type | Modern Church |
Architectural style | Modern architecture |
Completed | 1975 |
Materials | Sand, gravel, cement, mortar and steel |
San Nicolas de Tolentino is a parish church in Quezon City. It belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cubao, under the Vicariate of Sto. Nino. It is under the care of the Augustinian Recollect Province of Saint Ezequiél Moreno.
The parish was named after San Nicolas de Tolentino, the patron saint of the poor souls in purgatory, whose feast day is celebrated on 10 September. Recollect fathers expanded their apostolate by building a church, which later became the center of a sprawling parish extending from Visayas Avenue in the east, to Mindanao Avenue in the west, from Carmel II in the south to Tandang Sora in the north.
Established on April 30, 1975, it was on May 11, 1975, that Fr. Alejandro Ramirez, OAR, was installed as the first parish priest, with Frs. Antonio Ausejo, OAR, and Clemente Jubera, OAR, as assistants. In response to the demand of the faithful, the parish was divided in two: Our Father Parish and Our Lady of Annunciation Parish were created within the San Nicholas de Tolentino territory.[1] The Parish Priest is Father Delfin Castillo, OAR with estimated population of 10, 000 Catholics.
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Media related to San Nicolas de Tolentino (Philippines) at Wikimedia Commons
- Coordinates: 14°40'20"N 121°2'15"E
- Diocese of Cubao
- Churches in Quezon City
- Article about Nicholas from EWTN
- Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Nicholas of Tolentino
- Patrons Saint Index
- Catholic Online Saints: Nicholas of Tolentino
- Lives of the Saints, September 10: Saint Nicholas of Tolentino
- Life of St. Nicholas of Tolentine - Augustinians of the Midwest