Santuario de San Jose 4.71

Santuario de San José is a parish church found inside the Green Hills East Village in Mandaluyong, Philippines. It is designated as the Shrine of Saint Joseph the Patriarch. It is run by the Oblates of St. Joseph . It is the home parish of different chapels: the Holy Family Chapel and the two chapels of Crame, Immaculate Conception and Sacred Heart.It is named after its principal patron, St. Joseph, husband of Mary. Secondary patron saints include St. Joseph Marello, founder of the Oblates of St. Joseph, and the Sacred Heart of Jesus.Its principal feast day is on March 19, the Solemnity of St. Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Secondary feasts include the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the feast day of St. Joseph Marello.HistoryDuring the 1960s, the Ortigas Company donated 5,030 square meters of land to the Archdiocese of Manila in a hilly and green place called Greenhills for the building of a semi-concrete church. Fr. Guido Coletti, OSJ was given the task to build the church. He would travel all the way from Batangas City, where he was assigned, to look for financial support so that he could build the church. For the first few months, Fr. Guido was not able to produce money even from those who pledged.But in March 1964, Fr. Guido’s prayers were answered. Fr. Guido was able to gather P827,000.00. The construction began. It took 25 months to finish the church. Architect Manuel Mañosa, Jr. visualized the splendid building and Nemesio Montenegro of Taal, Batangas gave it structural form and substance.