He was excommunicated in 1899 for rebelling against Spanish rule in the Philippines, a period when Roman Catholicism was the state religion in the country.

He became a member of the Malolos Congress from 1898 to 1899, the lone member coming from the religious sector and also represented his home province of Ilocos Norte.

[1][2] The shrine houses Aglipay's mausoleum and the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Philippine Independent Church.

[4] The commission declares the site as a national shrine.

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