Lemery Church
Lemery, Philippines · built 1887
The San Roque Parish Church, also known as Lemery Church, is a Roman Catholic church in the municipality of Lemery, Batangas, in the Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Lipa. Dedicated to San Roque and to Nuestra Señora Divina Gracia as its secondary patron. The fiesta is celebrated every August 16 in honor of St Roch. The feast of the Our Lady of Divine Grace is celebrated every August 14. With the traditional "Tagpuan" (formerly Sunduan) held every year near Barangay Wawa every August 14, the vespera of the Assumption of Mary. The parish became independent from Taal by the order of Manila's archbishop on May 12, 1868. The parish celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2018. On May 20, 2025, the local Church enshrined a first class relic of San Roque (from the bone). On June 7, 2025, the new Parish Altar and edifice was dedicated by Most Rev. Gilbert A. Garcera, Archbishop of Lipa. Five years after the church was damaged during the 2020 Taal Volacano Eruption.
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