Bosoboso Church

Boso-boso Church
Boso-boso Church
Nuestra Señora de la Annunciata Parish Church
Twin Church of the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth, Israel
Simbahan ng Bosoboso (Filipino)
	Church facade in 2019
	Boso-boso Church Location in Luzon Boso-boso Church Location in the Philippines
	14°38′22″N 121°14′17″E / 14.63953°N 121.23810°E
Location	Old Bosoboso, San Jose, Antipolo, Rizal
Country	Philippines
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Founded	1669
Architecture
Architectural type	Church building
Administration
Diocese	Antipolo
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Most Rev. Ruperto Santos, D.D.
Priest(s)	Rev. Fr. John Jay Magpusao, MI

The Nuestra Señora de la Annunciata Parish Church, commonly known as Boso-boso Church or Boso-Boso Church, is a Roman Catholic parish church located in Sitio Old Boso-Boso, Barangay San Jose in Antipolo, Rizal, Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Antipolo.

History

The first church was built as a mission church by the Franciscans in 1669. Originally, it served the Dumagat people of Lanatin and Linotan in the mountains of modern-day Rizal province. The Jesuits eventually took over the mission and the church in 1741.^[1] It was turned over to secular priests in 1768 when the Jesuits were expelled from the Philippines and other Spanish realms.^[2]

In 1880, an earthquake caused significant damage to the church. Owing to the dwindling population in the area, the damaged portions of the church were not rebuilt.^[2]

In 1930, the Americans planned to build a dam in the surrounding area, and the remaining inhabitants were ordered to resettle elsewhere.^[3] The project was eventually abandoned due to a discovered fault in the region, yet people did not return until the time of the Japanese Occupation. Whatever remained of the structure was subsequently razed to the ground by the Japanese, leaving only the lower portion of the original façade intact.

As the area was eventually resettled, administration of the parish was taken over by the Order of the Ministers of the Infirm, also known as the Camillians in 1986, who helped organize rebuilding of the church. The restoration was completed in 1995,^[4] preserving the ruins of the façade, with the new portions built as close as possible to the simple, sparse architecture of the original.

The Bosoboso Church was plot setting for the episode 'Ukay-Ukay' of the 2009 horror film Shake, Rattle & Roll 11.

On June 29, 2024, the ceremonial presentation of the relic and documents for the Spiritual Twinning of the church with the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth took place, which was received by the parish priest, Reverend Father John Jay Magpusao, MI. The solemn declaration took place on December 18 of the same year, presided by Archbishop Charles John Brown, Papal Nuncio to the Philippines.^[5]^[6]

On January 9, 2025, Pope Francis through the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, issued a decree granting the pontifical-canonical coronation of the venerated Marian image of 'Nuestra Señora de la Annunciata'. The coronation rites are scheduled for May 25, 2025.^[7]^[8]