The parish was named after San Nicolas de Tolentino, the patron saint of the poor souls in Purgatory, whose feast day is celebrated on September 10.

[1] The current Parish Priest is Father Niño Cesar R. Ruiz, OAR with estimated population of 10, 000 Catholics.

In 1634, the Nuestra Señora de la Salud small miraculous statue was brought by the Order of Augustinian Recollects from Mexico.

In 1970, the Vicar Provincial placed it in Quezon City and returned it in 1988 to the San Agustin Church Museo.

In December 2018, due to the miraculous healing of 68-year old Greg Montes of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, San Nicolas de Tolentino Parish Church in Bago Bantay, Quezon City revived the first ever Novena to Our Lady of Good Health.