The church was completed in 1632 , but suffered severe damage in 1639 when the '' Sangley '' ( Chinese ) set fire to the church in a revolt . It was restored afterwards though it was damaged by the 1645 Luzon earthquake , and other earthquakes in 1824 and 1863 . Nevertheless , the church became a popular pilgrimage site as many devotees paid reverence to Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage , including Philippine national hero and polymath José Rizal , who visited the shrine as a boy with his father , Francisco Mercado , on 6 June 1868 . The pair went on pilgrimage to fulfill a vow Rizal 's mother , Teodora Alonso , had made when she and the boy survived his delivery
1645 Luzon earthquake
1645 Luzon earthquake
Antipolo Cathedral