The Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Solitude of Porta Vaga, commonly known as San Roque Parish Church, is a Latin Rite Roman Catholic church in Cavite City on Luzon island, the Philippines.

The church enshrines Our Lady of Solitude of Porta Vaga, an icon that appeared after an apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Sitting at the southern part of the colonial walled city of Cavite, conquering Spaniards in 1571 found the place a forested swamp.

Its location was very strategic for trade as it was surrounded by water, a likely reason why many Chinese frequented the place.

In 1573, when the invading Chinese pirate Limahong was repulsed by the Spaniards, he retreated to the northern part of San Roque, today the Philippine military base of Sangley Point.

In 1614, the province of Cavite was placed under a politico-military government, and San Roque was made an independent pueblo.

[1] Sometime in 1700, a badly damaged ship stopped for repairs at a certain place in Cavite called Sapa-sapaan.

The story spread around and since then, Saint Roch was made patron and namesake of the town.