Saint Martin of Tours Parish Church, also known as the Diocesan Shrine of Krus sa Wawa, is a Roman Catholic church in Bocaue, Bulacan, Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Malolos. The church is one of the oldest in Bulacan, having been founded by Franciscan missionaries in 1606. It hosts the Holy Cross of Wawa, a wooden relic believed to be miraculous by devotees, which is the centerpiece of the recurring Bocaue River Festival.[1][2][3]

In 1969, the parish founded a church-based credit union cooperative known as the St. Martin of Tours Credit and Development Cooperative (SMTCDC).[4]

The church houses the venerated image of "Nuestra Señora de las Flores", which devotion started way before World War II, but the current image was only introduced to public in 1984. The image was canonically (episcopal) crowned on November 21, 2020, by His Excellency, Most Reverend Dennis Villarojo.[5]

  • Church interior during a wedding in 2016
    Church interior during a wedding in 2016
  • Church interior in 2022
    Church interior in 2022
  • Church interior in 2024
    Church interior in 2024
  • Ang Krus sa Wawa c. 2016
    Ang Krus sa Wawa c. 2016
  • The image of Virgen de las Flores, "Ang Birhen sa Bocaue", was episcopally crowned in 2020.
    The image of Virgen de las Flores, "Ang Birhen sa Bocaue", was episcopally crowned in 2020.
  • Dome interior and clerestories
    Dome interior and clerestories

References

  1. ^ Romulo, Mons (March 20, 2018). "Top 10 must-see places & events in Bocaue, Bulacan". The Philippine Star. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "Bulacan folk scale down pagoda in river festival". Philippine Daily Inquirer. July 6, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "Bishop: 'Krus sa Wawa' reminds us to carry our cross". CBCPNews. July 11, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  4. ^ "St. Martin of Tours celebrates 50 years". NATCCO Network. November 29, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  5. ^ "Coronación Episcopal: NUESTRA SEÑORA DE LAS FLORES DE BOCAUE (St. Martin of Tours Parish, Bocaue, Bulacan)". ANG SANDIGAN.


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