This is a consecrated Roman Catholic Church where religious services are held each week for area residents and visitors. A retreat center is open to all denominations throughout the year. This mission was extensively restored between and The extensively restored complex and grounds offer a lot for visitors to see.
Get Directions. In order to reach this mission, you will drive to Fort Hunter-Liggett, an active military post. Take exit Jolon Road West from U. There is now a separate access road that takes you to the mission, without having to enter the grounds of Fort Hunter-Liggett. Please contact the mission directly by telephone or by visiting the mission website for the most current information. This mission is located in the Santa Lucia Mountains in an oak-studded valley whose unspoiled setting is much as a traveler would have experienced it two centuries ago.
San Antonio de Padua holds special events each quarter of the year the details are posted each year on the mission website. Historically, these events have included:. Saint Anthony of Padua, a thirteenth century Franciscan , the finder of lost possessions. This was the first mission established in the land of the Salinan people at the site of Telhaya. In the mission era, the natives who became neophytes at San Antonio de Padua were called Antonianos.
Mission records show the natives were predominantly Northern Salinan but there were some Yokuts and Esselen. Located in the Santa Lucia Mountains in an oak-studded valley southeast of Monterey, on which is presently a military reservation. The setting of this mission is much as a traveler would have seen two centuries ago.
Traditional quadrangle , largely restored by W. Hearst and the Franciscans between and Signs mark the location of important buildings and features, such as the water-powered gristmill, throughout the vast mission grounds.
San Antonio River which is about three miles above the mission. Water was brought by aqueducts or zanjas and stored in reservoirs. In its peak livestock year of , the mission had 20, animals, including 8, cattle, and 10, sheep. There were cattle ranches at Los Ojitos and Rancho San Miguelito, all within three to ten leagues miles of the mission. This mission quickly became self-sufficient. Over the years that it was an active mission, San Antonio harvested , bushels of wheat, barley, corn, beans, and peas.
The present or third church was completed in In , an arcade or Propylaeum, with three arched openings and fashioned from ladrillos or burned brick, was built out from the church portico, giving the mission a unique appearance.
The church was fully restored by the Landmarks Club between and Both sides of the facade include a square bell tower, both of which have one bell. The third and largest bell, which is original, hangs at the center of the arcade over the largest arch. The walls of this charming church boast colored decorations painted by the Mission Indians. Behind the altar is a large bulto of the archangel San Miguel, with extended wings, and just below is the bulto of the church patron, San Antonio.
In , Lt. Juan Bautista de Anza stayed at the mission with immigrants from Sonora. San Antonio proved to be an important stop in Anza's pioneering effort to establish a land route from Mexico to Alta California. San Antonio Padua, founded in , was restored in stages during the 20th century. He led the mass on that date, along with the local bishop, Mgr. Buenaventura Malayo Famadico. Prayer to St. The first missionaries in Pila 3 were Augustinians who administered their missions from Bay, another town in Laguna 1.
They started to establish Villa de Pila and soon built a church out of cane or bamboo and wood, dedicated to St. Anthony of Padua 4 , located in Pagalangan which eventually became part of nearby town Victoria , a few kilometers west of the current site. From being a reduccion 9 , Pila 3 was elevated to a parish on the feast of St. Anthony of Padua 4 on June 13, , with Fray Oropesa as its parish priest until In so doing, Pila became the first church dedicated to St.
Anthony in the Philippines. In , permission was given to build a stone church, made of adobe and stones, and in , the stone church and rectory were finished. It survived British invaders in when the people of Pila submerged it in Laguna de Bay, facing the church. It is now the third-oldest church bell in the Philippines.
When a new stone belfry was built in , the parish recast an updated old bell in honor of St. Anthony in Today, the oldest bell of Pila is at the church convent. Due to constant flooding, the church and rectory were demolished and transferred to their current site in Sta. Clara, in , with the land donated by Felizardo Rivera , the recognized founder of Pila 3.
Due to controversies surrounding the transfer of the church, the relocation took almost two decades to complete. They say that the residents wanted to rebuild the church according to the original plan, so they got together in , and moved it brick by brick, stone block by stone block, from the old site to the new one.
The move was completed in So, when you visit this church, think of all those townspeople who carried the stone and brick piece by piece! From to , Filipino secular priests served as acting pastors of Pila 3 due to the shortage of Franciscan priests. Both structures were badly damaged during the earthquake, where the bell tower toppled. The present rectory or convent is made of stone, constructed under the direction of Father Benito del Quintanar in the s.
In , plans for a concrete belfry were drawn by the local architect and builder, Maestro Sabastian Bade, and was built after the earthquake. American soldiers used the belfry and convent of Pila Church for more than a year. At this time, church properties were destroyed and looted. The square-based, octagonal, red bell tower , on the left side of Pila Church is one of its distinguishable features. See first photo above. The religious festival of Flores de Mayo 10 , for which Pila 3 is now well known, was introduced in by Fray Benito de los Infantes.
The first monument to the Sacred Heart of Jesus 11 in the province 12 of Laguna 1 was inaugurated at the Pila Plaza during the town fiesta 13 in The parish was transferred from the Archdiocese of Manila to the Diocese of Lipa, when the latter was erected in , and finally, to the newly established Diocese of San Pablo 5 in The church has a three-level facade with classical Doric columns At the pediment 15 is a niche reserved for St. Windows of the choir loft can be seen at the second level, while niches for the statues of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 11 and the Immaculate Heart of Mary 16 are found at the lowest level.
The semicircular arched doorway has the Franciscan seal on top. On the right side of the church is the convent , now used as a school building for Liceo de Pila, a local high school. I will write about this soon. I adore the ambiance of this National Historical Landmark, the plaza surrounded by the parish church, the municipal hall facing the church, and old houses all around!
No wonder it is used for photo shoots. I consider the honor of the town center to be declared a National Historical Landmark to be so unique, what with the combination of the church, plaza and surrounding old houses. I was told that the latter were mostly built during the early American period, around , with more than 30 houses preserved by the descendants of the original owners. I also hope that the other old houses that need financial assistance will be preserved by the local government.
So, have I convinced you visit this church? Why not include it in your next Laguna 1 Visita Iglesia 19? You know what, dearest Seniors? Tita S was blessed to have done an early Visita Iglesia 2 7 with her college buddies on March 8, before the Presidential proclamation of a of a public health emergency for the entire country due to COVID Did you find this post informative?
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