Lemery Church

Roman Catholic church in Batangas, Philippines

Church in Batangas, Philippines

13°52′59″N 120°54′48″E / 13.882932°N 120.913270°E / 13.882932; 120.913270LocationIllustre Avenue, Poblacion Lemery, BatangasCountryPhilippinesDenominationRoman CatholicHistoryStatusParishFounded1866Founder(s)AugustiniansDedicationSaint RochArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitectural typeChurch buildingStyleNeo-classicCompleted1887AdministrationArchdioceseLipaClergyPriest(s)Rev. Fr. Joseph Rodem RamosAssistant priest(s)Rev. Fr. Romeo T. Barrion

The San Roque Parish Church, also known as Saint Roch Parish Church and Lemery Church, is a Roman Catholic church in the municipality of Lemery, Batangas, in the Philippines. Dedicated to St. Roch and to the Our Lady of Divine Grace as its secondary patron, the fiesta is celebrated every August 16 in honor of St Roch. The feast of the Our Lady of Divine Grace is celebrated every August 15, with the traditional "Pagsundo sa Birhen" held every year in Barangay Wawa. The parish became independent from Taal by the order of Manila's archbishop on May 12, 1868.^[1] The parish had recently celebrated its 150th anniversary last 2018.

History

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. Fr. Raymundo Cortazar finished the church in 1880 and the cemetery in 1887. The church features a baroque facade flanked by twin towers. Unfortunately, the facade of the church was damaged in the Liberation of 1945. The facade was demolished in 1968 to pave the way for a new one; both facade and twin towers were pulled down to give may to modern cement structure. It is said that the facade was sinking due to its weight.

The church underwent renovations in 2013, remodeling the post-war facade. The renovation included a new altar mayor, new side altars and the addition of new paintings to enhance the church's interior

Lemery Church, circa 1911
Church interior in 2013

References

^ Galende O.S.A., Pedro (1987). Angels in Stone (1st ed.). G. A. Formoso. pp. 114–115.

External links

Media related to Saint Roch Parish Church of Lemery at Wikimedia Commons
Lemery Church on Facebook

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lipa

Archidioecesis Lipaensis

Territories

Batangas

Ordinaries

Giuseppe Petrelli
Alfredo Verzosa
Alejandro Olalia
Ricardo Vidal
Mariano Gaviola
Gaudencio Rosales
Ramon Arguelles
Gilbert Garcera

Cathedral

Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian

Basilicas

Immaculate Conception
Taal

Shrines

National	Padre Pio
Archdiocesan	Calaca Cuenca Glorious Cross Ibaan Lian Our Lady of Caysasay Saint Anthony of Padua Saint Vincent Ferrer San Jose Santa Teresita Santo Niño de Batangan

Parishes

Vicariate of St. Francis Xavier	St. Francis Xavier (Nasugbu, Batangas) Sto. Domingo de Silos (Calatagan, Batangas) St. John the Baptist (Lian, Batangas) St. Vincent Ferrer (Tuy, Batangas) Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje (Nasugbu, Batangas)
Vicariate of Immaculate Conception	Immaculate Conception (Balayan, Batangas) St. Raphael the Archangel (Calaca, Batangas) Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Lemery, Batangas) St. Anthony of Padua (Nasugbu, Batangas)
Vicariate of St. Roche	St. Nicholas of Tolentino (San Nicolas, Batangas) Our Mother of Perpetual Help (Agoncillo, Batangas) Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal (Agoncillo, Batangas) St. Roch (Lemery, Batangas) Mahal na Poon ng Banal na Krus (Lemery, Batangas)
Vicariate of Our Lady of Caysasay	St. Martin of Tours (Taal, Batangas) San Isidro Labrador (San Luis, Batangas) Invencion de la Sta. Cruz (Alitagtag, Batangas) San Isidro Labrador (Cuenca, Batangas) St. Therese of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face (Sta. Teresita, Batangas)
Vicariate of St. Francis of Paola	St. Francis of Paola (Mabini, Batangas) St. Roche Parish (Tingloy, Batangas) Holy Family (Bauan, Batangas)
Vicariate of Holy Cross	Immaculate Conception (Bauan, Batangas) Our Mother of Perpetual Help (Bauan, Batangas) St. Mary Magdalene (San Pascual, Batangas) San Paschal Baylon (San Pascual, Batangas)
Vicariate of Sto. Niño	Immaculate Conception (Batangas City) St. Mary Euphrasia (Batangas City) Most Holy Trinity (Batangas City) Sta. Rita de Cascia (Batangas City) St. Isidore (Batangas City)
Vicariate of St. Michael the Archangel	San Lorenzo Ruiz (Taysan, Batangas) Nuestra Senora de la Merced (Taysan, Batangas) St. Michael the Archangel (Batangas City) St. Paul the Apostle (Batangas City) St. Michael the Archangel (Lobo, Batangas)
Vicariate of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary	Our Lady of the Holy Rosary (Rosario, Batangas) Holy Family (Rosario, Batangas) San Juan Nepomuceno (San Juan, Batangas) Most Holy Rosary (Padre Garcia, Batangas)
Vicariate of St. Joseph the Patriarch	St. Joseph the Patriarch (San Jose, Batangas) St. James the Greater (Ibaan, Batangas) St. Anthony of Padua (Lipa, Batangas) Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (Lipa, Batangas)
Vicariate of St. Vincent Ferrer	Sto. Niño Pinatong-ulan (Lipa, Batangas) Immaculate Conception (Mataas na Kahoy, Batangas) Divina Pastora (Lipa, Batangas) St. Vincent Ferrer (Lipa, Batangas) Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje (Balete, Batangas)
Vicariate of St. Sebastian	St. Sebastian (Lipa, Batangas) Mary, Mediatrix of All Grace (Lipa, Batangas) Sto. Niño Marawoy (Lipa, Batangas) St. Therese of the Child Jesus (Lipa, Batangas) St. Isidore (Lipa, Batangas) St. Joseph the Worker (proposed; Lipa, Batangas)
Vicariate of St. John the Evangelist	Immaculate Conception (Malvar, Batangas) Nuestra Señora de la Soledad (Tanauan, Batangas) St. John the Evangelist (Tanauan, Batangas) St. Thomas Aquinas (Sto. Tomas, Batangas) St. Clare of Assisi (Sto. Tomas, Batangas) St. Padre Pio (Sto. Tomas, Batangas)
Vicariate of St. William the Hermit	St. Augustine of Hippo (Tanauan, Batangas) Queen of All Saints (Tanauan, Batangas) Holy Family Flight to Egypt (Tanauan, Batangas) San Guillermo (Talisay, Batangas) Immaculate Conception (Laurel, Batangas)