Binondo Church, also known as Minor Basilica of St. Lorenzo Ruiz, located in Manila's Chinatown at the western end of the street Ongpin Street. The church was founded by Dominican monks in 1596 to Chinese immigrants to pay in Christianity. The original church was destroyed by the British in 1762 during their brief occupation of Manila. The present church was built of granite in the same place in 1852. Its main attraction is the octagonal bell tower, which conjures up thoughts of Chinese origin parishioners. This, incidentally, is the only part of the building, come down to us from the 16th century.

Binondo Church was seriously damaged during the Second World War, but fortunately, the western facade and the famous bell tower remained intact. The restoration of the church took place in three phases and was completed only in 1984. The building was built three-story parish center and monastery. On the gilded marble zaaltarnyh partitions depicted facade of the cathedral of St. Peter's in Rome.

The church bears the name of an altar boy Lorenzo Ruiz, who was born of a Chinese father and a Filipina mother. In this church he attended, then I went on a mission to Japan, where he was put to death for refusing to renounce their faith. Lorenzo Ruiz was the first Filipino saint, who in 1987 was canonized by the Catholic Church. In front of the Basilica stands a huge statue of the holy martyr. Despite numerous damage from earthquakes, typhoons and hostilities, Binondo Church still retains its Baroque style.