7 CENTURIES-OLD CHURCH in TAYTAY rizal pinaka LEVEL-UP||Saint Jhon Baptist church||Taytay RIZAL

11 PM  Saint John the Baptist Parish is located at Barangay San Isidro, Taytay, Rizal. It was founded in 1579. The current Parish Priest is Msgr. Arnel F. Lagarejos, SThD. The marker on the church reads: “Previously made from light materials, it was constructed by Franciscan missionaries near the Laguna Bay in 1579. It was separated as the church of Santa Ana de Sapa in 1583. It was transferred to its present location by Father Pedro Chirino in 1591 and the town was named San Jose del Monte. It was the first stone church outside of Manila. The second larger stone-church, as it is right now, was rebuilt by Father Juan de Salazar in 1630. The roof of the church was destroyed by a strong typhoon in 1632. It was repaired under the Secular in 1768, and under the Augustinian Recollects in 1864. It was again burned during the Filipino-American War in 1899. It was expanded to sustain the growing population during the early years of 1970’s.”#7centurieschurch#taytayrizal #overviewofsaintjhon