Santa Rita de Casia Parish Church
Single-nave church of Saint Rita of Cascia, built 1839 to 1868, which keeps a first-class relic of the saint shown every August 17.
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Overview
Santa Rita's parish church in Barangay San Jose was begun by Fr. Francisco Rayo in 1839 and completed by Fr. Juan Merino in 1868. It is a single-nave church about 55 metres long.
Since 2008 it has kept a first-class relic of Saint Rita of Cascia, and the reliquary is opened for public veneration every August 17.
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