Archivo Franciscano Filipino

03/08/2026

We would like to thank the Juan De Plasencia Novitiate House for the turnover of a copy of their Local House Chapter Minutes (F.Y. 2025-2026) to our Provincial Archives on August 2, 2026.

01/08/2026

DID YOU KNOW?

Brgy. Bagbag in Quezon City is home to a replica of the historic Portiuncula Chapel of Assisi where the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to St. Francis of Assisi. Located at the Our Lady of the Angels Seminary (OLAS), the Porziuncola Chapel houses a stone relic from the original chapel in Italy enshrined within its altar table. It was solemnly dedicated on August 2, 2014, by the Most Rev. Deogracias Iñiguez, D.D., Bishop Emeritus of Kaloocan.

31/07/2026

OFM X SJ: Story of Hospitality in Camarines

15/07/2026

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01/07/2026

448 YEARS OF FRANCISCAN PRESENCE IN THE PHILIPPINES

On July 2, 1578, the second group of missionaries, the Order of Friars Minor arrived to assist the Augustinians, who had first come in 1565, in the missionary endeavor of the Church in the Philippine Islands. This group formed the Custody of San Gregorio Magno, whose foundation is attributed to the Franciscan lay brother, the Venerable Fray Antonio de San Gregorio, OFM,

Four centuries after their arrival, in 1978, a Quadricentennial Celebration was held, beginning at San Agustin Church, where the fifteen friars were first welcomed in Intramuros. Now, as we approach the 450th Anniversary of the enduring Franciscan presence in 2028, we continue to honor this legacy of faith.

A historical note: for more than three centuries, Franciscan chroniclers from Fray Francisco de Santa Inés, OFM to the eminent Fray Félix de Huerta, OFM consistently copied the date June 24, 1577 as the arrival of the first missionaries. This tradition gave rise to debate in historical circles. Yet the great Franciscan missiologist Fray Lorenzo Pérez, OFM, of the Province of San Gregorio Magno, who also served as secretary to the last Spanish bishop of Cebu, Most Rev. Martín Alcocer García, OFM, D.D., reexamined the matter and concluded that July 2, 1578 is the more accurate date. It is possible that the missionaries entered Philippine waters on July 1, but their historic entry into the walled city of Manila is rightly commemorated on July 2, 1578.

29/06/2026

¡Saludos Históricos!
Makasaysayang Pagbati!

¡Feliz Día de la Amistad entre Filipinas y España! 🇵🇭🤝🇪🇸

Nakikiisa ang Archivo Franciscano Filipino sa ika-24 na Taong Pagdiriwang ng Araw ng Pagkakaibigan ng Pilipinas at España. Ang Los Últimos de Filipinas ay hindi lamang salaysay ng mga sundalo sa Siege of Baler, kundi kwento rin ng pakikibahagi ng aming mga kapatid na Franciscano tulad nina Fray Félix Minaya, OFM at Fray Juan López Guillén, OFM na mga naging saksi ng pananampalataya at katuwang sa makasaysayang tagpo sa simbahan ni San Luis Obispo sa Baler.

¡Viva la Amistad Filipinas-España!
¡Viva San Luis Obispo de Baler!

29/06/2026

Happy 96th Birthday Anniversary of Fr. Cantius J. Kobak, OFM

27/06/2026

72nd Death Anniversary of Ven. Alfredo Verzosa, D.D.

SERVANT OF GOD ALFREDO VERZOSA, D.D.

This 1931 archival photograph features the Servant of God, Bishop Alfredo F. Verzosa, D.D. (1887–1954), then Bishop of Lipa. He had been invited by the Franciscan friars in Intramuros to celebrate the pontifical Mass on the first day of the novena in honor of St. Anthony of Padua, held at the Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles, also known as the Iglesia de San Francisco. Bishop Verzosa passed away on June 27, 1954.

18/06/2026

Digital archival source on the establishment of towns from the 16th to the 19th century.

09/06/2026

MAKASAYSAYANG PAGBATI!

Happy International Archives Day 2026!

: rights, memory and futures.