Visita Iglesia: Tayabas Church in Tayabas, Quezon Province

     Basilica Minore de San Miguel Arcangel (Minor Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel) is located in Tayabas, Quezon Province. This basilica is considered the longest Spanish colonial church in the country.

Basilica Minore de San Miguel Arcangel in Tayabas, Quezon Province.

      It was built by the Franciscan Friars in 1585 on indigenous materials. It was again repaired in 1590 under Sn. Pedro Bautista.

      In 1600 a church made of brick was built but it was destroyed by the 1743 earthquake. In a few years, the church was again rebuilt into a bigger one. 

The church was conferred as a minor basilica in October 18, 1988.