Baras Church
The Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Saint Joseph, commonly known as Baras Church, is a Roman Catholic church located in Baras, Rizal, Philippines, where the miraculous centuries-old image of San Jose de Baras is enshrined.Photo: Urbanroamer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: Roman Catholic parish church in Baras, Rizal, Philippines
- Also known as: “Diocesan Shrine and Parish Church of Saint Joseph”, “Diocesan Shrine and Parish Church of St. Joseph”, “Saint Joseph Parish Church”, “St Joseph Parish Church”, and “St. Joseph Parish Church”
- Address: San Jose Street, Baras, Rizal 1970
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Morong Plaza and Tomas Claudio Memorial Elementary School.
Morong Plaza
Park
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Morong Plaza is a park, which is situated 3½ km west of Baras Church.
Tomas Claudio Memorial Elementary School
School
Photo: Hannachiever07, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tomas Claudio Memorial Elementary School, formerly called Tomas Claudio Memorial School, was constructed in 1921 in honor of Private Tomas Mateo Claudio, the first Filipino hero of Morong, Rizal, in the Philippines, who died during World War I in France. Tomas Claudio Memorial Elementary School is situated 3 km west of Baras Church.
Morong historical marker
Memorial
Photo: Ramon FVelasquez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Morong historical marker is a memorial, which is situated 3½ km west of Baras Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baras and Morong.
Baras
Town
Photo: Ramon FVelasquez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Baras, officially the Municipality of Baras, is a municipality in the province of Rizal, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 91,099 people.
Morong
Town
Photo: Ramon FVelasquez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Morong is a municipality in the province of Rizal in the Philippines. The town is at the top of Morong Peninsula with shores on Laguna de Bay and is a vibrant cultural hub. Morong is situated 3½ km west of Baras Church.
Tanay
Town
Photo: jojo nicdao, CC BY 2.0.
Tanay is a town in Rizal, Philippines. The northern portion of the town lies within the Sierra Madre mountains. Tanay is situated 3½ km southeast of Baras Church.
Baras Church
- Categories: Catholic parish church, diocesan shrine, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Municipality of Baras, Rizal, Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
14.52299° or 14° 31′ 23″ northLongitude
121.2676° or 121° 16′ 3″ eastOpen location code
7Q63G7F9+52OpenStreetMap ID
way 1490148321OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q17021257
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In Other Languages
From Spanish to Tagalog—“Baras Church” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San José (Baras)”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San José”
- Spanish: “Paroqquia de San Jose”
- Tagalog: “Simbahan ng Baras”
- Tagalog: “Simbahan ng Parokya ni San Jose”
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