page_title: Obando Church
hierarchical_section_title: Obando Church
caption_attribution_description: Obando Church, Obando, Bulacan, Philippines.
context_page_description: The Parish of San Pascual Baylon and Diocesan Shrine of Nuestra Señora Inmaculada Concepcion de Salambao, also known as Obando Church, is a Roman Catholic church located in the municipality of Obando in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. Founded by Franciscan missionaries, under the Spanish flag, it is the venue of the three-day Obando Fertility Rites held annually in honor of three patron saints, namely: St. Pascual Baylon, St. Claire of Assisi and Our Lady of Salambao, a celebration that was mentioned by Jose Rizal, the Philippine national hero, in the pages of his Spanish-language novel, the Noli Me Tangere. During the month of May, parishioners and other devotees perform the three-day Obando Dance inside the church, followed by a street procession.
context_section_description: The Parish of San Pascual Baylon and Diocesan Shrine of Nuestra Señora Inmaculada Concepcion de Salambao (Tagalog: Parokya ni San Pascual Baylon at Pandiyosesis na Dambana ng Nuestra Señora Inmaculada Concepcion de Salambao), also known as Obando Church, is a Roman Catholic church located in the municipality of Obando in the province of Bulacan, Philippines.  Founded by Franciscan missionaries, under the Spanish flag, it is the venue of the three-day  Obando Fertility Rites held annually in honor of three patron saints, namely: St. Pascual Baylon, St. Claire of Assisi and Our Lady of Salambao, a celebration that was mentioned by Jose Rizal, the Philippine national hero, in the pages of his Spanish-language novel, the Noli Me Tangere (in Chapter 6: Captain Tiago).  During the month of May, parishioners and other devotees perform the three-day Obando Dance (formerly known as the Kasilonawan, now locally called Sayaw sa Obando, literally "the dance in Obando") inside the church, followed by a street procession.
caption: The church of Obando in Bulacan
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