Country Philippines Founded 1866 Status Parish Architectural style Neoclassical architecture Archbishop Gilbert Garcera | Denomination Roman Catholic Founder(s) Augustinians Opened 1866 Dedication Saint Roch Architectural type Church | |
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Location Illustre Avenue, Poblacion Lemery, Batangas Archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lipa Similar Ibaan Church, Immaculate Conception Parish Ch, Saint Joseph the Patriarch, Minor Basilica of the Imma, Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady | ||
The Saint Roch Parish Church, is a Roman Catholic Church in the municipality of Lemery, Batangas in the Philippines. The parish became independent from Taal by the order of Manila's Archbishop in May 12, 1868.
History
Lemery was originally a barrio of Taal under the name of San Genaro. It was separated from Taal in 1862, under the new name of "Lemery", and was accepted by the Augustinian Chapter in 1866. In 1867, Fr. Jose Martin started the construction of a church made of hew stone. It was finished in 1880 by Fr. Raymundo Cortazar, who was also responsible for the artistic convent and a cemetery which he also completed in 1887. The original church features a baroque facade flanked by twin towers. Unfortunately, the facade of the church, damaged in 1945, was totally demolished to pave the way for new one, both facade and twin towers were pulled down to give may to modern cement structure. The facade later underwent renovations in 2013, remodeling the post war facade.