Las Piñas is one of those cities that rewards you for slowing down. It has a church that houses the only bamboo organ in the world, a nature-themed parish built with anahaw leaves and mango wood, and several community churches that have served their neighborhoods for decades. During Holy Week, all of them open their doors to families doing Visita Iglesia. If you’re planning your route through the south, here’s a guide to the beautiful churches in Las Piñas worth adding to your list.
Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Saint Joseph (Bamboo Organ Church)
1742 Quirino Ave., Las Piñas Facebook
This is the church that puts Las Piñas on the map for every Catholic traveler in the Philippines. The Bamboo Organ Church, as it is widely known, was established by Augustinian Recollect Diego Cera de la Virgen del Carmen, who arrived in Las Piñas on December 26, 1795. He was a remarkable man: a natural scientist, chemist, architect, and organist all at once. The stone church was built in Earthquake Baroque style and completed in 1819. In 1816, while the church was still being finished, Cera began building an organ made entirely of bamboo, completing it in 1824. That organ, after restoration in Bonn, Germany, was returned to the church in 1975 and remains there to this day. The church was restored between 1971 and 1975 by National Artist Francisco Mañosa, revealing original adobe stone walls and restoring features like capiz chandeliers, carved wood balustrades, and the bamboo ceiling.
Five Wounds of Our Lord Parish
364 Real Street (Alabang-Zapote Road), Talon, Las Piñas Facebook
Five Wounds of Our Lord Parish sits along the Alabang-Zapote Road in Talon, making it one of the more accessible beautiful churches in Las Piñas for families coming from the Parañaque or Muntinlupa direction. The dedication to the Five Wounds of Christ gives it a particularly fitting character for Visita Iglesia, when the suffering and sacrifice of Jesus is at the heart of every prayer. It serves the Talon community and is an active stop on the Holy Week circuit in this part of the city.
Holy Family Parish
29 CRM Dulce cor. CRM Ave., Almanza Dos, BF Homes, Las Piñas, Metro Manila Facebook
Holy Family Parish serves the BF Homes Almanza Dos community under the Diocese of Parañaque. The church is known for its welcoming character and peaceful gardens, which give it a calm, reflective quality that fits well with the spirit of Visita Iglesia. Religious artwork throughout the interior adds to the sense of care that the parish puts into its space.
Immaculate Conception Parish
Phase 4, S. Marquez St., Gatchalian Village, Las Piñas Facebook
Immaculate Conception Parish serves the Gatchalian Village area of Las Piñas and is part of the Diocese of Parañaque. The church carries a traditional ecclesiastical design that makes it a recognizable landmark in the neighborhood. It draws parishioners for regular masses and sacraments, and during Holy Week, it becomes a natural stop for families mapping out Visita Iglesia in the eastern part of Las Piñas.
Madonna Del Divino Amore Quasi Parish
Southvale Dr., Almanza Dos, Las Piñas, 1740 Metro Manila Facebook
Located in Almanza Dos, Madonna Del Divino Amore serves a growing residential community in Las Piñas. The parish is dedicated to Our Lady of Divine Love, a Marian title with deep roots in Italian Catholic tradition that has found a devoted following here in the south. It is a quieter stop on the Visita Iglesia circuit, but its Marian character makes it a meaningful one. Among the beautiful churches in Las Piñas, this is one worth including if you’re completing a full route in the Almanza area.
Mary Immaculate Parish (Nature Church)
Apollo III, Moonwalk Village, Talon V, Las Piñas Facebook
This is one of the most architecturally singular beautiful churches in Las Piñas, and honestly, in all of Metro Manila. Mary Immaculate Parish, commonly called the Nature Church, was designed by National Artist Francisco Mañosa and inaugurated on December 8, 1987. The entire structure is a celebration of Filipino organic architecture. The roof is covered with a woven network of 40,000 anahaw leaves, the largest anahaw-covered roof in the Philippines. The altar rests on two madre cacao driftwood pedestals over a coral marble slab. The seats are made from fallen logs. Beams and pillars come from 50-year-old mango trees. A rock garden sits below the altar, complete with wild bougainvillea, fern varieties, and a man-made waterfall that collects into a lagoon decorated with water lilies. After a fire on New Year’s Day 2007, the church was rebuilt with fire-resistant technology while keeping Mañosa’s original vision intact. It was rededicated on September 8, 2007. Walking into this church feels genuinely different from any other parish on this list, and that’s exactly the point.
Our Lady of the Pillar Parish
32 Mercury Rd., Las Piñas Facebook
Our Lady of the Pillar Parish serves the Mercury Road area of Las Piñas and carries a Marian dedication rooted in one of the oldest Marian apparition traditions in the Catholic faith. The title Our Lady of the Pillar refers to the apparition of Mary to the Apostle James in Zaragoza, Spain, making this parish’s dedication one with centuries of history behind it. Among the beautiful churches in Las Piñas, this is a meaningful close to any Visita Iglesia route in the city.
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