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The
Minor
Basilica
and
Metropolitan
Cathedral
of
the
Immaculate
Conception
(Filipino:
Basilika
Menor
at
Kalakhang
Katedral
ng
Kalinis-linisang
Paglilihi;
Spanish:
Basílica
Menor
y
Catedral
Metropolitana
de
la
Inmaculada
Concepción),
also
known
as
the
Manila
Cathedral
(Spanish:
Catedral
de
Manila),
is
the
cathedral
of
Manila
and
basilica
located
in
Intramuros,
the
historic
walled
city
within
today's
modern
city
of
Manila,
Philippines.
It
is
dedicated
to
the
Immaculate
Conception,
a
title
for
the
Blessed
Virgin
Mary,
the
principal
patroness
of
the
country.
The
cathedral
serves
as
the
episcopal
seat
of
the
Archbishop
of
Manila.
The
cathedral
was
originally
a
parish
church
in
Manila
under
the
Archdiocese
of
Mexico
in
1571,
until
it
became
a
separate
diocese
on
February
6,
1579
upon
the
issuance
of
the
papal
bull,
Illius
Fulti
Præsido
by
Pope
Gregory
XIII.
The
cathedral
was
damaged
and
destroyed
several
times
since
the
original
structure
was
built
in
1581
while
the
eighth
and
current
structure
of
the
cathedral
was
completed
in
1958.
The
basilica
has
merited
a
papal
endorsement
from
Pope
Gregory
XIII
and
three
apostolic
visits
from
Pope
Paul
VI,
Pope
John
Paul
II
and
Pope
Francis.
On
27
April
1981,
Pope
John
Paul
II
issued
papal
bull
Quod
Ipsum
designating
the
cathedral
as
a
minor
basilica
by
his
own
Motu
Proprio.
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