2.  Binondo Church in Manila
 Binondo Church is also known as Minor Basilica of St.
Lorenzo Ruiz is located in binnondo,manila. Founded by
the Dominican priests in 1596, Binondo Church is one of
the oldest places of Christian worship in the philippines. It
was administered by the Secular Priests in 1768, returned to
Dominican Administration in 1822 and back to Secular
Priests in 1898. The maintenance is largely funded by the
Catholic Chinese community, many of whom reside or
operate businesses in neighboring Chinatown. Masses are
held in Filipino, in Chinese dialects
(Mandarin, Hokkien), and in English.

3. Binondo Church (built 1596
onward)
 The original structure of the Binondo Church, formally
known as Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Parish or The
Minor Basilica and National Shrine of San Lorenzo
Ruiz, was constructed in 1596. Founded by Dominican
friars, it is one of the oldest places of Christian worship in
the Philippines. One of its significant early architects was
Domingo de la Cruz González. Although repeatedly
damaged from earthquakes (1645, 1863, 1880), typhoons
and war the often rebuilt Binondo church still reflects its
historic Spanish and European Baroque style and retains
many elements of its original character. The octagonal bell
tower, however, is the only significant remaining part of the
original structure

5.  Heavily damaged during the Second World War, the
Binondo church was reconstructed in three phases and
completed in 1984. A new three-story parish center
and convent was added at the back of the church.. The
most striking feature of the rebuilt interior is the more
marble and gilded reredos depicting the façade of St.
Peter’s Basilica in Rome.

6.  The Spanish had barred Chinese from living within the
walled city of the Intramuros, so they set roots north of the
Pasig River. There the Filipino-Chinese Christians built
their church on what is now Quitin Paredes Street at Plaza
Calderon dela Barca. The numerous Chinese Christians in
the community still provide much of the support for its
maintenance. The neighborhood around the church
remains Manila’s Chinatown with numerous “Old World”
style Chinese stores, restaurants and banks—amidst the
modernity of coffee and gift shops. A number of the
buildings in the neighborhood managed to survive the
extensive bombing of the Second World War.

7. Patron Saint
 Also known as the Minor Basilica of San Lorenzo
Ruiz, Binondo church was named after the
sacristan, San Lorenzo Ruiz, who was born of a
Chinese father and a Filipino mother. He was trained
in this church then went to Japan as a
missionary, where he was executed for refusing to
renounce his religion. He was canonized in 1989.
 A large statue of the martyr stands in front of the
church, being the first Filipino saint.

8.  Pope John Paul II beatified him on February 18, 1981, in
the first beatification to occur outside of the Vatican.
Lorenzo Ruiz was canonized on October 18, 1987, and
was the first Filipino saint.