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English: 1904 Abbey of Our Lady of Montserrat (San Beda College Chapel) was a Benedictine Priorate turned into Abbey.[1]List of historical markers in the Philippines. From 1940 to 1947, the Abbey of Our Lady of Montserrat in Manila was under the apostolic administration of Abbot Alcuin Deutsch, OSB of St. John’s Abbey, Collegeville, Minnesota. Three monks were sent to Manila to administer the Abbey and San Beda College. The College welcomed the only American rector in its history, Fr. Boniface Joseph Axtmann, OSB. It was also in 1940 when the school began to carry the Red Lion as the emblem. When World War II broke out, San Beda College was used by the Japanese Imperial Army a concentration camp. During these years, classes were held quietly in the Abbey of Our Lady of Montserrat, although such classes were only limited. After the liberation by joint Filipino and American troops, San Beda briefly functioned as an American army hospital for Japanese resistance fighters.[2][3] San Beda College[4] (SBC or San Beda) or Dalubhasaan ng San Beda in Filipino is a Private Benedictine college run by the Benedictine monks in the Philippines. It is located on 638 Mendiola Street in San Miguel, Manila, 1005, Philippines. [5][6]This Benedictine church built in 1925 is renowned for its wonderful interior paintings by Fr. Lesmes Lopez (OSB) and Bro. Salvador Alberich (OSB). Dedicated to the Holy Name of Jesus, it holds the image of Santo Niño de Praga and the image of Our Lady of Montserrat. This Neo-Gothic church is where the Benedictine monks sing the Divine Office and celebrate the Conventual Mass daily. Also, this is where students, teachers, and others gather for Masses that celebrate various events in the school. [7]Similar to the San Sebastian church, it was also designed in the neo-gothic tradition by Swedish architect George Asp. Built in 1904 by the Benedictine Order, the church was dedicated to the Santo Nino de Praga or the Infant Jesus of Prague, the carved image (1903) of which can be found inside. [8]New mural adorns the Abbey Church of Our Lady of Montserrat[9]It was built by the Benedictine Order in 1904. The church was devoted to “Santo Niño de Praga” and was consecrated on January 13, 1926. The cornerstone was laid on February 15,1925. Benedictine Father Lesmes Lopez and Brother Salvador Alberich made its artistic decorations and paintings. It was founded in 1901 primarily to "defend the Catholic battlements in the field of education."[ San Beda, which was known then as El Colegio de San Beda, started as an all-boys grade school. It has since then expanded to a full college with both undergraduate and post-graduate degree offerings. It has two other campuses: the San Beda College-Rizal (the largest San Beda campus in size) and the San Beda College Alabang (formerly known as St. Benedict College and Benedictine Abbey School) located in Alabang Hills Village in Muntinlupa City. The San Beda Graduate School of Liturgy in Manila traces its academic roots and origins to the PIL. Virgin of Montserrat[10](Catalan: Mare de Déu de Montserrat or Moreneta) is a statue of the Virgin Mary and infant Christ venerated at the Santa Maria de Montserrat monastery in the Montserrat mountain in Catalonia. It is one of the black Madonnas of Europe, hence its familiar Catalan name, la Moreneta ("The little dark-skinned one"). Believed by some to have been carved in Jerusalem in the early days of the Church, it is more likely a Romanesque sculpture in wood from the late 12th century. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila[11]