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63-690: The name " Calumpit " comes from the tree " Kalumpít ", an indigenous hardwood species similar to apalit and narra, which grows abundantly in front of the St. John the Baptist Parish Church in the Población-Sucol area. Calumpit was already an established barangay under the leadership of Gat Maitim prior to the fall of Tondo in June 1571. Other nearby villages were Gatbuka, Meyto, Meysulao, Pandukot, Malolos , Macabebe , Hagonoy , and Apalit . When Calumpit

126-641: A Neoclassical church. In Guimbal, Iloilo , the construction of the San Nicolas de Tolentino Church and convent began between 1769 and 1774 and it was made of coral stone and yellow sandstone. In Lambunao, Iloilo , the consecration of the San Nicolas de Tolentino Church took place on September 9, 1890. In the Bataan province, San Nicolas de Tolentino is the patron saint of Mariveles . The Augustinian Recollects missionaries erected Mariveles Church in 1729 in honor of

189-577: A chapel made of nipa and bamboo. Later, they moved to Meysulao and built another visita, and then in Panducot, where they built another chapel dedicated to Our Lady of the Visitation as Fray Gaspar de San Agustín mentioned in his Conquistas delas Isla Philipinas (Libro Segundo, Chapter 9). Subsequently, the missionary headquarters was moved again to a much higher place where a very huge and prominent tree called "Kalumpit" ( Terminalia macrocarpa decne ) stands as

252-519: A child. Nicholas became a friar of the Order of Hermits of Saint Augustine at 18, and seven years later, he was ordained a priest. He gained a reputation as a preacher and a confessor. C. 1274, he was sent to Tolentino , near his birthplace. The town suffered from civil strife between the Guelphs and Ghibellines , in their struggle for control of Italy. Nicholas was primarily a pastor to his flock. He ministered to

315-516: A fleet of two thousand natives mostly from Hagonoy and Macabebe. They sailed across Manila Bay to Tondo on 3 June 1571, facing Goíti and Salcedo in the historic Battle of Bangkusay . Bambalito and the natives were defeated, and the conquerors proceeded northwards to pacify other villages along the coast of Manila Bay. In September 1571, Goíti and Salcedo, along with the invading forces, arrived at Lubao . On 14 November 1571, they reached Calumpit and Malolos and reported it to Miguel López de Legazpi ,

378-558: A long fast, he received a vision of Jesus, the Blessed Virgin Mary , and Saint Augustine . He was told to eat some bread marked with a cross and dipped in water. Upon doing so he was immediately stronger. He started distributing these rolls to the ailing, while praying to Mary, often curing the sufferers; this is the origin of the Augustinian custom of blessing and distributing Saint Nicholas Bread . In Tolentino, Nicholas worked as

441-745: A minority speak other Philippine languages . As Calumpit is the first town in Bulacan to have been Christianized by the Spaniards in 1572, about 80% of residents profess the Roman Catholic faith. Under the United States and because of the eventual disestablishment of the Catholic Church in the Philippines in 1902, Protestantism gained a foothold in the municipality. Significant religious minorities include

504-528: A peacemaker in a city torn by strife between the Guelphs and Ghibellines who, in the conflict for control of Italy, supported the Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor respectively. He ministered to his flock, helped the poor and visited prisoners. When working wonders or healing people, he always asked those he helped to "Say nothing of this", explaining that he was just God's instrument. During his life, Nicholas

567-499: A town, and it was transferred to Alcaldia de Bulacan. In 1581, Hagonoy had its own convent but still under the Governor of Calumpit, while in 1591 Apalit officially separated and established as an independent town, and it was transferred in the reconfigured territory of Pampanga province. In Miguel de Loarca's document in 1581 called Relación de las Islas Filipinas and the June 1591 document of Governor-General Luis Pérez de Dasmariñas, it

630-677: Is deciduous . It blooms between September and October producing cream flowers. It is found around springs and creeks and in rocky creek beds in the Kimberley region of Western Australia and extending across the top end of the Northern Territory and tropical areas of Queensland growing in sandy-loam-clay soils. This Myrtales article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Nicholas of Tolentino Nicholas of Tolentino ( Latin : S. Nicolaus de Tolentino ), (c. 1246 – September 10, 1305), known as

693-489: Is 255.3 millimetres (10.05 in) with the month of August having the highest month average rainfall, about 304 millimetres (12.0 in). The annual number of rainy days is 175 days. Calumpit is politically subdivided into 29 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios . In the 2020 census, the population of Calumpit was 118,471, with a density of 2,100 inhabitants per square kilometre or 5,400 inhabitants per square mile. Calumpit's population

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756-400: Is a river procession held every Saint John's Eve on June 23 to honour the town's patron saint . Calumpiteños sing, dance and douse water to "baptize" passers-by, recalling the saint's characteristic act. The ritual and its traditional route are relics of the old fluvial procession held when Apalit and Hagonoy were still governed from Calumpit. The festivities carry on to the next day, June 24,

819-649: Is a tree species in the family Combretaceae . It occurs throughout the Philippines , in parts of Malaysia and Indonesia ( Java , Sulawesi , Borneo , Timor , and the Maluku Islands ), Papua New Guinea , possibly the Bismarck Archipelago , and northern Australia . It is cultivated on a small scale in the Philippines, where the edible sweet and tart plum -like fruits are eaten as is or are traditionally made into jams , jellies, and wines . The species

882-465: Is being exposed to the faithful from September 1 until September 10 every year. In Dimiao , Bohol , the feast of San Nicolas de Tolentino, patron saint of the parish church built between 1797 and 1815, is also celebrated every September 10. There is also the San Nicolas de Tolentino Parish Church along C. Padilla Street in Cebu City , the capital city of the province and island of Cebu . Built in 1584,

945-507: Is celebrated as the town fiesta. Inside the church is a tunnel that, as legend would have it, was used by priests during the Spanish era as an escape route in the event of Chinese and Moro pirate attacks. It is a declared Diocesan Shrine of the Diocese of Malolos. The Meyto Shrine marks the cradle of Christianity in western Bulacan, where a wooden cross was first planted and first mass in the region

1008-406: Is lost amid and the various forms assumed the windows and the main entrance. Simple neo-classic lines of the façade. Presently, a second class relic of the saint is venerated every Tuesdays after the mass. In the province of Nueva Ecija , St. Nicholas is being venerated as the titular of the historic Cabanatuan Cathedral where General Antonio Luna was assassinated in 1899. His first class relic

1071-427: Is proven that Calumpit appears as an independent Alcaldia, independent of those of Bulacan and Lubao and Betis. It was therefore established as an Encomienda and Alcaldia separate to Province of Bulacan . Contrary to popular belief, Calumpit was not only the first town founded in Bulacan, but it existed as a province. The Alcaldia de Calumpit was eventually abolished and the towns of Calumpit and Hagonoy were annexed to

1134-603: Is said to have received visions, including images of Purgatory , which friends ascribed to his lengthy fasts. Prayer for the souls in Purgatory was the outstanding characteristic of his spirituality. Because of this Nicholas was proclaimed patron of the souls in Purgatory, in 1884 by Leo XIII . Towards the end of his life he became ill, suffering greatly, but still continued the mortifications that had been part of his holy life. Nicholas died on September 10, 1305. There are many tales and legends which relate to Nicholas. One says

1197-567: Is sprawled over an area of 5,625 has. of flat terrain classified accordingly to use for agricultural (66.81%), residential (10.42%), industrial (2.48%), commercial, (0.89%) and other (1.05%) purposes. It occupies around 2.06% of the total land area of Bulacan . The municipality has 144.33 kilometers of concrete roads that easily link its 29 barangays. Two distinct seasons characterize the town's climate: rainy season which starts late May and ends around November; and dry season which begins November and lasts until April. Calumpit has two types of soil –

1260-651: The Iglesia ni Cristo , Members Church of God International , Iglesia Filipina Independiente . Among the oldest churches in Bulacan found in Calumpit is the San Juan Bautista Church . Constructed under Augustinian friars Martín de Rada and Diego Vivar, it was initially made of nipa and bamboo and gradually built of stone in 1700. It enshrines the local patron saint , John the Baptist , whose liturgical birthday on 24 June

1323-649: The Municipality of Macabebe . According to legends, the Blessed Virgin Mary healed Saint Nicholas' illness with a piece of bread. The shortbread is made of butter, egg yolk, flour and coconut milk poured in wooden molds, then baked. He is depicted in the black habit of the Order of the Hermits of St. Augustine — a star above him or on his breast, a lily, or a crucifix garlanded with lilies, in his hand. Sometimes, instead of

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1386-780: The Patron of Holy Souls , was an Italian saint and mystic . He is particularly invoked as an advocate for the souls in Purgatory , especially during Lent and the month of November. In many Augustinian and Discalced Augustinian churches, there are weekly devotions to St. Nicholas on behalf of the suffering souls. November 2, All Souls' Day , holds special significance for the devotees of St. Nicholas of Tolentino. Born in 1245 in Sant'Angelo in Pontano , St. Nicholas of Tolentino took his name from St. Nicholas of Myra , at whose shrine his parents prayed to have

1449-972: The Tridentine calendar , but he was later inserted and given September 10 as his feast day. Judged to be of limited importance worldwide, his liturgical celebration was not kept in the 1969 revision of the General Roman Calendar , but he is still recognized as one of the saints of the Roman Catholic Church . A number of churches and oratories are dedicated to him, including San Nicolò da Tolentino in Venice , San Nicola da Tolentino agli Orti Sallustiani in Rome, St. Nicholas of Tolentino in The Bronx , New York City, San Nicolás Church in Barranquilla (which served as

1512-698: The 500-meter longganisa boodle fight spread along the Calumpit-Pulilan Road, in its 2nd Longganisa Festival on 23 March 2024. Bagbag Bridge was the site of the longest battle between the Americans and Filipinos led by General Gregorio del Pilar on April 25, 1899. The bridge is now a reminder of the valor displayed by the Filipino who triumphed against the American forces. Terminalia microcarpa Terminalia sericocarpa F.Muell. Terminalia microcarpa

1575-423: The Baptist . On 28 December 1575, Governor-General Francisco de Sande established Calumpit as an Alcaldia (Province) with Marcos de Arce as the first Alcalde Mayor , with Calumpit and nearby visitas and settlements such as Malolos, Hagonoy, Macabebe, Apalit and Candaba. Later in 1576, jurisdiction of Macabebe transferred to the town of Lubao and Candaba separated and became town, then on 11 June 1580, Malolos became

1638-783: The Province of Bulacan. Neighbouring Apalit was meanwhile annexed to Pampanga. During the Philippine Revolution in 1896, Calumpiteños participated in battles launched by the Katipunan against the Spanish Empire . Many notable Calumeteños helped establish and support the Malolos Republic , with the town serving as a defense line due to its proximity to the new capital. When the Philippine–American War erupted, Calumpit become

1701-588: The age of 16 Nicholas became an Augustinian novice and was a student of the Blessed Angelus de Scarpetti. A friar at the Priory of St Augustine in Recanati , the priory at Macerata and others, he was ordained in 1270 at the age of 25, and soon became known for his preaching and teachings. Nicholas, who had had visions of angels reciting "to Tolentino ", in 1274 took this as a sign to move to that city, where he lived

1764-503: The church is one of the oldest in the country. The church was also built years ahead of the establishment of the Cebu Diocese in 1595. Located some 1.5 kilometer south of the ciudad, it was called Cebu Viejo, separated from the ciudad by the Pagina creek and El Pardo. The area is also considered the original site of the landing of Miguel López de Legazpi 's armada on April 17, 1565, and became

1827-483: The city of Tolentino, province of Macerata in Marche, Italy. He is particularly invoked as an advocate for the souls in Purgatory, especially during Lent and the month of November. In many Augustinian churches, there are weekly devotions to St. Nicholas on behalf of the suffering souls. November 2, All Souls' Day, holds special significance for the devotees of St. Nicholas of Tolentino. St Pius V did not include him in

1890-591: The city's pro-cathedral church from 1932 to 1986), and St. Nicholas of Tolentino in Bristol, UK . In Ireland, Augustinian churches and friaries historically marked his feast day with a ceremony distributing bread, sometimes with his likeness on the loaves. This practice was most strongly related to churches in County Waterford . In the Philippines , the 16th century Church of San Nicolas de Tolentino in Banton, Romblon ,

1953-420: The combined Filipino and American troops arrived in the town, liberating it from Japanese control. On 18 November 1959, former mayor Fausto Carlos was convicted for the murder of suspected Hukbalahap rebel Artemio Mutuc at the municipal building 11 years prior and was sentenced to life in prison. Calumpit is 50 kilometres (31 mi) from Manila and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Malolos City . Calumpit

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2016-447: The devil once beat him with a stick, which was then displayed for years in his church. In another, Nicholas, a vegetarian, was served a roasted fowl, for which he made the sign of the cross , and it flew out a window. Nine passengers on a ship going down at sea once asked Nicholas' aid, and he appeared in the sky, wearing the black Augustinian habit, radiating golden light, holding a lily in his left hand, and with his right hand, he quelled

2079-593: The embryo of a settlement which Legaspi established. San Nicolas was a vibrant town during the Spanish Period, the spawning ground for the Revolution against Spain in 1898, and the birthplace of Cebuano musical legends of the 20th century. The town eventually merged with Cebu City on April 17, 1901. The 16th century church in Sinait , Ilocos Sur is dedicated to Saint Nicholas of Tolentino. In May 2021, Pope Francis elevated

2142-507: The example of naming their sons Nicolás. Nicholas was canonized by Pope Eugene IV (also an Augustinian) on June 5, 1446. He was the first Augustinian friar to be canonized. At his canonization, Nicholas was credited with three hundred miracles, including three resurrections. The remains of St. Nicholas are preserved at the Shrine of Saint Nicholas in the Basilica di San Nicola da Tolentino in

2205-431: The feast of Saint John the Baptist . Every June 23, a day before John the Baptist 's feast, Calumpit's 29 barangays participate in the "Libad sa Ilog" fluvial float parade . Well-decorated pagodas pass along Calumpit River, the historic site of Battle of Calumpit from Barangays Gatbuca and Bagbag (Caniogan-Santo Niño) bridges passing Iba O Este along MacArthur Highway towards the San Juan Bautista Church . One of

2268-575: The first Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines . The two settlements were then constituted as the Encomienda de Calumpit and Encomienda de Malolos, respectively. The Encomienda de Calumpit was entrusted to Sargento Juan Moron, one of the conquerors in the Legazpi Expedition. It is uncertain as to exactly when the Augustinians first set foot in Calumpit, but according to the documents, Calumpit

2331-703: The first elected American-era mayor of the town. Calumpit played an important role at the outbreak of the Second World War in the Pacific theater. The bridge of Calumpit, on the way to Bataan was demolished by the Engineering Battalion of the U.S., impeding movement of the Japanese forces on their way to Bataan. In January 1942, the Japanese Government occupied Calumpit for three years, during which many of

2394-506: The headquarters of General Antonio Luna in 1898. In the bloody encounters at Barrio Bagbag on 25 April 1899, many people joined the army of General Luna. During the conflict, the bridge, convent and church of the town were burned and completely destroyed. Civil administration under the United States -led Insular Government was established in Calumpit in April 1901, with Juan Galang serving as

2457-413: The heart of the town, offers vocational courses and serves as the training ground for both unskilled and highly skilled workers. As a result, most Calumpiteños have acquired and maintained skills suited for employment especially in the agro-industrial field. Poverty incidence of Calumpit Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Calumpit celebrates its town fiesta from June 23 to 24. The Libad

2520-607: The lives of Bulakeños since time immemorial. With the longest river system in Bulacan, Calumpit River traverses the towns of Calumpit, Pulilan and Plaridel on the east, Paombong and Hagonoy in the West and winds up through Apalit , Macabebe and Masantol , Pampanga . It was the major route for trade and commerce in this part of the Luzon prior to the arrival of Spain. The Pampanga and Quingua Rivers served as arteries through which goods coming in and going out of Calumpit passed. At present,

2583-468: The market and doing marginal odd jobs. Others were unclassified and consisted mostly of students, out-of-school youth and the unemployed. Total household income per annum is ₱705 million, with the annual average household income is ₱66,600 and per capita income annually is ₱12,198. The high literacy rate (98.5%) is maintained by its 24 elementary schools and six secondary or high schools. The Bulacan Manpower and Livelihood Training Center (BMLTC), based at

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2646-451: The new Prior Provincial of the Augustinians replacing Fray Diego de Herrera who was recalled to Mexico. This parochial beginnings of Calumpit have included the old villages of Hagonoy, Apalit, Candaba, Malolos and Macabebe as its missions. The town of Calumpit was originally dedicated to Saint Nicholas of Tolentino , but in December 1576, the town was re-dedicated to the patronage of Saint John

2709-403: The oldest barangays in the town, established in 1575, Santa Lucia is very popular and famous because of the supposedly miraculous image of its patroness , Saint Lucy . During the village festival, every December 12–13, the streets of the village are strung with colorful banderitas , as is the façade of Santa Lucia Church. Pilgrims visit the church for the two-day celebration, with the novena to

2772-533: The original settlers named the place. Another notable characteristic of the village of Calumpit is that it was bounded by rivers which served as a natural moat-like feature. Primarily, Meyto, Meysulao, Panducot and Calumpit was independent barangays under their own chiefs, it is same with Gatbuka, Bugyon and other old settlements. On 5 April 1572, Legaspi merged the villages of Meyto, Meysulao, Panducot, Calumpit, Candaba, Apalit and Malolos and these villages became ministerios and visitas and these settlements first formed

2835-552: The parish church to the status of minor basilica. In the Iloilo province, 4 municipalities consider San Nicolas de Tolentino as their patron saint. The Augustinians erected the San Nicolas de Tolentino Church in Ajuy, Iloilo when they arrived in 1590. The San Nicolas de Tolentino Church in Cabatuan, Iloilo (built in 1834; finished in 1866) were made of red brick exterior and is considered to be

2898-477: The poor and criminals. He is said to have cured the sick with bread dipped in water as instructed in a dream by Mary, the Mother of God . He gained a reputation as a wonderworker . Nicholas died in 1305 after a long illness. People began immediately to petition for his canonization. Eugene IV canonized him in 1446, and his body with severed arms was discovered in 1926 at Tolentino. A studious, kind and gentle youth, at

2961-441: The rest of his life. Nicholas worked to counteract the decline of morality and religion which came with the development of city life in the late thirteenth century. On account of his kind and gentle manner his superiors entrusted him with the daily feeding of the poor at the monastery gates, but at times he was so free with the friary's provisions that the procurator begged the superior to check his generosity. Once, when weak after

3024-426: The rigorous, high-altitude climate of Potosí , Bolivia . He reported that all children born to Spanish colonists there died in childbirth or soon thereafter, until a father dedicated his unborn child to St. Nicholas of Tolentino (whose own parents, after all, had required saintly intervention to have a child). The colonist's son, born on Christmas Eve, 1598, survived to healthy adulthood, and many later parents followed

3087-418: The river is a valued resource as a rich fishing ground and providing farmers with irrigation. The climate of Calumpit is similar to that of the rest of the other municipalities in the province of Bulacan. It is characterized by two (2) distinct seasons namely, the rainy and the dry. The rainy seasons starts from late May and ends around November, the dry season from December to April. The average annual rainfall

3150-414: The saint beginning on December 4. On March 24–25, 2023, the town's 451st Founding Anniversary , Mayor Glorime M. Faustino led the 1st Calumpit longganisa Festival with a 514 meters "Longest Boodle Fight " along Pulilan Regional Road . 3,000 people who participated from Barangays Caniogan and Corazon ate the star "Longganisang Bawang" of Bikers Longganisa makers. Calumpit's 29 barangays residents joined

3213-402: The saint. It was consecrated on August 10, 2022 and declared as a diocesan shrine on February 25, 2023 by the then fourth Bishop of Balanga and church's acting rector and parish priest Ruperto Santos . San Nicholas cookie or Pan de San Nicolas is a Kapampangan cuisine delicacy originating since 1600s. It is baked in honor of Saint Nicholas (Apo Kulas) , the patron saint of bakers and

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3276-600: The silt loam which is found in almost 90% of the entire municipality and the clay loam in the south-east far end of the town. Both types are basically suited for agricultural purposes as per Department of Agriculture (Philippines) classifications. The stretch of waterway where two great rivers traversing through Calumpit, the Angat River and the Pampanga River is referred to as the Calumpit River . This river has shaped

3339-521: The storm. An apparition of the saint, it is said, once saved the burning palace of the Doge of Venice by throwing a piece of blessed bread on the flames. He was also reported to have resurrected over one hundred dead children, including several who had drowned together. According to the Peruvian chronicler Antonio de la Calancha , it was St. Nicholas of Tolentino who made possible a permanent Spanish settlement in

3402-433: The town named Calumpit, with present-day Calumpit as center. On 28 December 1575, Gov. General Francisco Sande ordered the inclusion of the villages of Agonoy (Hagonoy), Quinabalonan (now Santa Monica and San Jose, Hagonoy), and some villages along Macabebe river to the town of Calumpit. When Calumpit was already pacified by Spaniards and submitted under the colonial rule, On 5 April 1572, Encomiendas of Calumpit and Malolos

3465-593: The townsfolk died. In the middle of 1943, the first part of the USAFFE guerrilla was established under the leadership of Luis Macam, with most of the members from Calumpit. In June 1944, the 4th Battalion of the Del Pilar Regiment was established under the leadership of Major Francisco del Rosario. They continued fighting until the returned of the USAFFE under the leadership of General Douglas MacArthur . In January 1945,

3528-446: The working group between the ages of 20 to 59 years old accounting for about 47.96% and the elderly comprising 6.02%. In terms of sex distribution, males exceeded the number of females very slightly with a count of 35,710 and 35,087, respectively. Calumpit is a predominantly Tagalog -speaking town, with about 96.3% of its people being fluent speakers. Residents in the northernmost barangays (bordering Apalit) speak Kapampangan while

3591-497: Was 101,068 in the Philippine Statistics Authority (NSO) 2010 census. Historically, its population grew at an average of 3.71% per annum. The barangay with the largest population is Iba Oeste, with 10,610 residents, while the smallest is Sucol with 1,410 residents. Calumpit has a relatively young population, with the age group 1–19 years old, constituting 46.01% of the total population. The rest consists mainly of

3654-411: Was Hispanized and established as a political and geographical entity in 1572, they chose what is today Barangay Población as the site of the church and the administrative center of the aforementioned villages, which were annexed to it. Upon hearing that the Kingdom of Tondo was conquered by Martín de Goíti and Juan Salcedo , and that Rajah Matanda allied with the Spaniards in May 1571, Bambalito formed

3717-420: Was already a parish by 3 May 1572, when Fray Martín de Rada was elected Prior Provincial. Calumpit was simultaneously established with the conventos of Bay, Laguna , Tondo and Lubao, Pampanga , with De Rada as its prior and Fray Diego Vivar as his vicar. Accounts state that the Augustinian missionaries planted a wooden cross along the bank of the Meyto River to symbolise the baptism of the land, and they built

3780-461: Was built in honor of him and his feast day is celebrated as the annual Biniray festival, commemorating the devotion of the island's Catholic inhabitants to St. Nicholas during the Muslim raids in the 16th century. In the province of Pampanga , a 440-year-old Augustinian church , which was founded in 1575, built in his honor is located in the heart of Macabebe, Pampanga . The façade of the church has scantly ornamentation and its architectural symmetry

3843-412: Was formally described in 1834 by French botanist Joseph Decaisne . In the Australian Plant Census , Terminalia sericocarpa F.Muell. is regarded as a synonym of this species. Common names in Australia include bandicoot , sovereignwood , damson and damson plum . It is known as kalumpit in the Philippines. The tree typically grows to a height of 12 to 30 metres (39 to 98 ft) in height and

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3906-588: Was said in May 1572. The shrine, located in the western part of town, is also the site of the original church of Calumpit, predating the existing one in the town centre. During the Philippine Revolution, the Iglesia Filipina Independiente – which had by then separated from the Catholic Church – took over Meyto Shrine. In 1995, Calumpit had a relatively big labor force of 24,095 or 66% of the population aged 20–59. Around 35% of these skilled and were employed in their respective occupations; 28% were housewives with occasional employment as farmhands , selling farm produce in

3969-411: Was unified under the shared administration of their encomenderos Don Marcos de Herrera and Sargento Mayor Juan Moron. One month later on the same year Calumpit was created as one of the centers of the Augustinian ministry in Northern Luzon with Convento de Lubao Pampanga , which includes Betis and Bacolor and Convento de Taal Batangas established on 3 May 1572, upon the election of Fray Martín de Rada as

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