Naic Church
Roman Catholic parish church in Naic, Cavite, Philippines
The Diocesan Shrine and Parish of the Immaculate Conception Church, commonly known as Naic Church, is a Roman Catholic church located in the municipality of Naic in Cavite, Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Imus. The church was constructed during the 1800s. When the friars discovered that the land at Naic was fertile, they became interested in settling there. It eventually led them to build the administration building of Casa Hacienda, presently occupied by the Naic Central School. Casa Hacienda de Naic is the only casa hacienda administered by friars in the Philippines that is still in use.
History
It has been believed that the original location of the Naic's poblacion was at the western side of the present site of the town. It was near a bridge constructed during the time of Juan Matavacas. The change of location of the poblacion happened on 1798 during the administration of Don Miguel de la Cruz, the first acting-monsignor of the town. The parish was established on 1796 and was headed by Pedro Antonio de Escuza.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Naic Church” as roman Catholic parish church in Naic, Cavite, Philippines. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
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The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as roman Catholic parish church in Naic, Cavite, Philippines. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q25048780. Authority coordinates are 14.320, 120.764. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1798 and 1796.
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