Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of the Abandoned — Attraction in Marikina

This is the Diocesan Shrine and Parish Church of Our Lady of the Abandoned, the Patroness of Marikina. This Roman Catholic edifice is big, historical, amazing architectural aesthetics. Nonetheless, the church building has already been renovated, refurbished, redesigned a number of times, and the old historical touches are somewhat gone, leaving only the church plaque at the entrance to witness to its humble and solemn origins. What it lacks is a working digital projection system, in order to assist the Catholic faithful to become more active in liturgical participation. The only display it has, as of now, are four TV monitors in the front portions of the nave, which don't actually serve their purpose, esp.those inside and near the sanctuary opening, bcoz they only show a televised version of what's going on IN and within the vicinity of the Altar and the Lectern. Now, if you are already inside the church, seated facing the altar, why would you need the...

Right across the street from the Marikina Shoe Museum is the old Marikina Church called Our Lady of the Abandoned Parish. It stood massively with the cars, trikes, cabs rushes by in the small streets surrounding it. We decided to check it out and see its architectural uniqueness and appreciate it alongside the its history.

The parish is Baroque in style characterized by a heavily fortified facade, large-scale ceiling paintings, and a dramatic central projection of the facade. It is well maintained from its columns, ceiling paintings, pulpits, and intricately designed altar.

The church suffered major damages during the tumultuous years of the Philippine–American War in the early 1900s. In 1957, it was restored and refurbished by Father Silvestre dela Cruz of Archdiocese of Manila with the help from various religious and civic organisations. It now enshrines one of Papal recognized images of the Virgin Mary venerated...

This is one of the oldest churches in Marikina being built in the 1700's by the Augustinians. The church is where Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados resides, the Patron Saint of Marikina City. Unforunately, it didn't survive 2 major earthquakes and so the current church is a rebuild.

It's located near Bayan along JP Rizal St. in Sta Elena. Despite it's location, it's locally also referred to as the San Roque church. It is also a popular church for weddings.

There's ample parking inside and during Sunday mass, cars are allowed to park around the streets surrounding the church.

The architecture is to see both inside and out. Definitely one of the churches and landmarks worth visiting when in...