Binondo Church, Manila, Philippines

Standing: High
Rank: Rank 75 of 2,185

Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

About Binondo Church

Binondo Church, formally the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of San Lorenzo Ruiz and also known as Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Parish, is a Roman Catholic church in Manila's Binondo district under the Archdiocese of Manila. Dominican friars founded it in 1596 to serve their Chinese converts. The shrine is dedicated to Lorenzo Ruiz of Manila, the first Filipino saint. Pope John Paul II approved its elevation to minor basilica in 1992, and in 2024 the bishops' conference made it a national shrine. Masses are held in Tagalog, Mandarin, Hokkien and English.

Checked 2026-11-10 · Source

What's inside

The first church was destroyed by British bombardment in 1762. A granite church was completed on the same site in 1852; it was badly damaged in the Second World War, when only the western façade and the octagonal belfry survived, and the church and convent were renovated between 1946 and 1971. The octagonal, pagoda-like bell tower reflects the Chinese culture of the parishioners. Inside, the main altar is loosely modelled on the façade of St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. The revolutionary leader Andrés Bonifacio married Gregoria de Jesús here in the 1890s.

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Place details and sources

Official name: Minor Basilica of Saint Lorenzo Ruiz and Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Parish OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Wheelchair access: Available OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Building: Church OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Type of place: Place of worship OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Religion: Christian OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Denomination: Roman Catholic OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Wikipedia article: Binondo Church Wikipedia · Checked 2026-09-09