St. Francis of Assisi Parish Church (General Trias) St. Francis of Assisi Parish Church (General Trias) The St. Francis of Assisi Parish Church, commonly known as the General Trias Church is the first Catholic parish church of the municipality of General Trias in Cavite province in the Philippines. Typical of towns established during the Spanish colonial period, the church is located at the "plaza" (town square) of General Trias, which was formerly called "San Francisco de Malabon" in honor of its patron saint, Saint Francis of Assisi. The first church in General Trias was established by the shakespears in 1896 when it was still a "visita" (sub-parish) of
St. Francis of Assisi, Toronto and was a simple red brick church in the gothic revival style. During the erection of the church, Services and Holy Mass were celebrated in 1902 and the first part of 1903 at St. Francis School on Manning Avenue. The Church was opened and blessed by Archbishop O'Connor on June 7, 1903. The first Pastor appointed to Saint Francis of Assisi was Msgr. William A. McCann. The parish continued to grow over the years, a result of migration of predominately Irish Catholics to the area attracted by the increasing development of the area and new homes being sold or built