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The Basilica Minore de San Sebastin, better known as San Sebastin Church, is a Roman Catholic minor basilica in Manila,

the Philippines. It is the seat of the Paris h of San Sebastian and the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. Completed in 1891, San Sebastin Church is noted for its architectural features. An example of the revival of Gothic architecture in the Philippines, it is the onl y all-steel church or basilica in Asia.[1][2] and claimed as the only prefabrica ted steel church in the world.[3] In 2006, San Sebastian Church was included in the Tentative List for possible designation as a World Heritage Site. It was des ignated as a National Historical Landmark by the Philippine government in 1973.[ 4] San Sebastin Church is under the care of The Order of the Augustinian Recollects, who also operate a college adjacent to the basilica. It is located at Plaza del Crmen, at the eastern end of Claro M. Recto Street, in Quiapo, Manila.[5]

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