Sunken Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes of Cabetican

The Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, commonly known as the Sunken Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes of Cabetican, is a Roman Catholic church in Cabetican, Bacolor, Pampanga, Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of San Fernando. Once standing seven-storeys high at its peak, or the equivalent of between 18 and 24 meters (59 and 79 ft), it was buried by a combination of accumulated volcanic ash from the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo and subsequent lahar mud that flowed into Bacolor from 1991 to 1995. The lahar flow that entered Bacolor occurred after the provincial government of Pampanga decided to divert the continuing lahar movement to select areas within the province in order to spare highly urbanized Angeles. In 2005, the church was partially excavated by the Philippine government in collaboration with Pampanga's provincial government and the parish of Bacolor.

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