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General information | |
Type | Ecclesiastical and educational building |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
Location | España, Sampaloc, Manila |
Coordinates | 14°36′37″N 120°59′21″E / 14.61028°N 120.98917°E |
Completed | November 13, 1932 |
Owner | University of Santo Tomas |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Fernando H. Ocampo Sr. |
Architecture firm | Arguilles & Ocampo Architects |
Designated | January 25, 2010 |
Reference no. | 1–2010[1] |
The University of Santo Tomas Central Seminary Building currently houses the Santísimo Rosario Parish, the Central Seminary, and the Faculties of Ecclesiastical Studies of the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas in Manila. The parish was canonically inaugurated on April 26, 1942, by Michael J. O'Doherty, the Archbishop of Manila.[2] On January 25, 2010, the National Museum of the Philippines formally declared the Central Seminary Building as a National Cultural Treasure.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]