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Santo Tomas de Villanueva Church

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Sto. Tomas de Villanueva Parish
Sto. Tomas de Villanueva Parish

The Santo Tomas de Villanueva Church is a Roman Catholic church and the fourth oldest parish in the Diocese of Pasig in the Philippines. Santolan's 200-year-old patron saint is Thomas of Villanova, an Augustinian bishop and man of charity but unknown in the Manila area.The jurisdiction of the parish is as follows: Santolan (North), Marikina River (West), Maybunga San Miguel (South), Cainta, Rizal (East). The church enshrines the 19th century Virgin Mary, said to be different among others, for she has a moon underneath her feet.The parish is one of the three other parishes in the Diocese of Pasig that has been granted the special papal blessing to mark its Diamond Jubilee Year in connection with its 60th anniversary.

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Santo Tomas de Villanueva Church
Evangelista Avenue, Pasig

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Evangelista Avenue
1610 Pasig
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