The Church of Pila also known as the San Antonio de Padua Parish Church designated as the Diocesan Shrine of San Antonio de Padua (Filipino: Pandiyosesis na Dambana ni San Antonio de Padua) of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Pablo is a church dedicated to St. Anthony of Padua in the Philippines in 1578 and the first Antonine parish church in the Philippines in 1581 and probably in Asia. In 1606 the Franciscans set up the second printing press of the Philippines under the supervision of Tomás Pinpín and Domingo Loag. Its titular is St. Anthony of Padua, whose feast is celebrated every June 13. As of 2015 the parish priest was Father Edwin D. Lusterio.
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