Saint Peter the Apostle Parish Church, commonly known as the Apalit Church, is a Neo-Renaissance-style Roman Catholic church located in Apalit, in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. The additional construction of the two towers beside the church served as reinforcements to improve the structural integrity of the church. The church also houses bells manufactured by Fundicion de Hilario Sunico Jaboneros.
In 1597, the Parish of Apalit was separated from the Parish of Calumpit. Fr. Pedro de Vergara was installed as the first curé of Apalit.
On June 28, 1844, the traditional fluvial procession called Libad honouring Saint Peter the Apostle was instituted by Capitán del Pueblo Don Pedro Armayan EspÃÂritu.
On July 22, 2017, the holy relic of St. Peter was enthroned in the parish. The holy relic is a fragment of the bones of the remains of St. Peter, and Apalit Church is the only church that has the relic of St. Peter other than St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
Apalit Church measures long and wide. The facade resembles the Neo-Renaissance style with its plain, low segmental pediment and the symmetrical alignment of two flanking towers. The semi-circular main door with a circular window above is framed by receding semicircular arches in relief.
The ceiling art paintings, also known as trompe l'oeil, were done by a native of Apalit, Marcilino "Siling" Serrano, under the supervision of Caesare Alberoni, an Italian free-lance painter. One notable set of ceiling art paintings is located in the interior of the cupola of the church, giving a rendition of the Apocalypse.
There are six bells in Apalit Church, five of which came from Fundicion de Hilario Sunico Jaboneros.
Below is the list of the bells at the church with their corresponding inscriptions:
The marker at the Church of Apalit was installed in 1939 by the Philippines Historical Committee (now the National Historical Commission of the Philippines).