The sixth church is St.

John the Baptist Parish Church at Longos,

Kalayaan, Laguna.

St. John the Baptist Parish

Church

"From three small settlements of San Antinio, Abacao and Babaye

established in 1587 by order of San Pedro Bautista (Franciscan
Minister Provincial and later Martyr of the Faith in Japan) and
previously subject to the pueblo of Paete, the pueblo of Longos was
formed in 1669 with Fray Lucas Sarro, OFM, as its first resident
minister.

"The Church edifice is under the patronage of St. John the Baptist, the
Precursor of the Redeemer. Constructed with adobe blocks, the
durability of the structure withstood the effects of tropical climate and
violent upheavals of the epochs. Its belfry is massive and of great
height. A large structure housing the former parish rectory previously
occupied the open space.
"Today, only the church building and its adjacent belfry and sacristy
still stand and in actual use.

"Among the relics that make the Longos community proud include the
solid and durable facade and belfry of the church, a large bas-relief of
the Baptism of Christ in the Baptisty, a smaller bas-relief of the
adolescent John the Baptist on the interior wall, an ornate high altar
made of adobe blocks with carved stone ornaments, old images of
Patron St. John the Baptist and Nuestra Senora de la Paz, secondary
patroness of the parish."