Bosoboso Church


The Nuestra Señora de la Annunciata Parish Church, also known as Bosoboso Church or Boso-Boso Church, is a Roman Catholic parish church located in Sitio Old Boso-Boso, Barangay San Jose in Antipolo, Rizal, Philippines.

History

The first church was built as a mission church by the Franciscan missionaries in 1669. Originally, it served the Dumagat people of Lanatin and Linotan in the mountains of modern-day Rizal province. The Jesuits eventually took over the mission and the church in 1741. It was turned over to the seculars in 1768 when the Jesuits were expelled from the Philippines.
In 1880, an earthquake caused significant damage to the church. Owing to the dwindling population in the area, the damaged portions of the church were not rebuilt.
In 1930, the Americans planned to build a dam in the surrounding area, thus, the remaining inhabitants were ordered to resettle elsewhere. The dam project was eventually abandoned due to a discovered fault, yet the people did not return until the time of the Japanese occupation. Even then, whatever that was left of the church was subsequently burned down by the Japanese, leaving only the lower portion of the original church facade intact.
As the area was eventually resettled, administration of the parish was taken over by the Camillian order in 1986 who helped organize the restoration of the church. Restoration was completed in 1995, preserving the original remaining façade of the old church with the rebuilt portions built as close as possible to the simple, sparse architecture of the old structure.

Gallery


File:Boso-Boso Church 17.jpg|Entrance to Nuestra Señora de la Annunciata Church
File:Boso-Boso Church 10.jpg|Facade, first version
File:Boso-Boso Church 18.jpg|Facade, second version
File:Boso-Boso Church 06.jpg|Wall, left side
File:Boso-Boso Church 04.jpg|Arch Portal, left side
File:Boso-Boso Church 02.jpg|Buttress
File:Boso-Boso Church 13.jpg|Wall of the Apse
File:Boso-Boso Church 14.jpg|Bell Tower
File:Boso-Boso Church 16.jpg|Narthex
File:Boso-Boso Church 11.jpg|Nave and Choir Loft
File:Boso-Boso Church 12.jpg|Ceiling
File:Boso-Boso Church 09.jpg|Choir Loft
File:Boso-Boso Church 01.jpg|Arched Portal near the Altar
File:Boso-Boso Church 15.jpg|The Altar
File:Boso-Boso Church 03.jpg|Arch Portal leading to the Bell Tower
File:Boso-Boso Church 05.jpg|Bells of the Bell Tower
File:Boso-Boso Church 07.jpg|2001 Historical Marker
File:Bosoboso Church 2018 Historical Marker.jpg|2018 Historical Marker