PHILIPPINE CHURCHES

Name of Church Exterior Perspective Interior Perspective Architect/Designer Description/Detail

1 ANTIPOLO CHURCH Fr. Juan de Salazar in 1630 Gothic influence on Façade
in Antipolo, Rizal
Ar. José L. de Ocampo was Circular Plan covered by huge
commissioned to design the dome w/ 3 main entry
new shrine, completed in
also called: 1954.
Cathedral of the Immaculate
Conception of Antipolo
National Shrine of Our Lady of Peace
and Good Voyage
Fr. Juan de Torres and Fr. Neoclassical Architecture
2 BACLAYON CHURCH
Gabriel Sanchez in 1595
in Baclayon, Bohol Oldest Church in Bohol
Restored in 2017 after 2013
also called: earthquake
La Purisima Concepcion de la Virgen Used egg whites as binders
Maria Parish Church

Augustinian Missionaries in Eclectic Architectural Style

3 BARASOAIN CHURCH 1859 (1800s)
in Malolos, Bulacan
a mix of Baroque, Romanesque
and neo-classical styles.
facade is mainly oval-style
also called: Baroque.
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish
Barasoain came from the term
"Baras ng Suwail" which means
"dungeon of the defiant.

4 BAMBOO CHURCH Fr. Diego Cera in 1795 Earthquake Baroque

in Las Piñas 1971-75 restored by
Francisco Mañosa and
façade is Early Renaissance
Partners with Ludwig
Alvarez
made from Adobe (volcanic)
also called: stones
First Stone Church in Las Pinas
The Saint Joseph Parish known City
as the Las Piñas Church or
Bamboo Organ Church,
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5 LOBOC CHURCH Baroque Architecture
in Loboc, Bohol decorated with carvings of cherubs,
the Papal tiara and emblems of the
Jesuit
also called: San Pedro Apostol
has two facades: the Jesuit-built
Parish Church or Saint Peter the
Baroque façade decorated with
Apostle Parish Church
unfinished medallions depicting
saints and the Neoclassical portico
added by the Recollects

second oldest church in Bohol

First built by the Dominicans Spanish-Romanesque
sprinkled with a little touch of
OUR LADY OF MANAOAG German and Italian
6
CHURCH Renaissance architectural
composition
in Manaoag, Pangasinan Church completion in 1932
The Minor Basilica of Our Lady of
the Most Holy Rosary of
Manaoag
also called: Shrine of the Nuestra proclaimed a minor basilica last
Señora de Manaoag Feb. 17, 2015 by the Vatican

Fernando H. Ocampo in 1954- Gothic Revival architecture,

7 MANILA CATHEDRAL 58 Romanesque Revival
architecture
in Intramuros, Manila FEATURES: marbled floors, mosaic
panels, arcaded colonnades, lovely
also called: Manila Metropolitan
columns and a Immaculate
Cathedral-Basilica or The Minor
Conception themed cathedral, His
Basilica and Metropolitan Cathedral
Neo-Romanesque design is a
of the Immaculate Conception
combination of revival, renaissance
and modern styles. The present
cathedral is a product of the old
cathedral’s great design mixed with
Ocampo’s architectural touch.
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8 MIAG-AO CHURCH
in Miagao, Iloilo
also called: Santo Tomas de
Villanueva Parish Church or The
Church of Saint Thomas of Villanova
9 PAOAY CHURCH
in Paoay, Ilocos Norte
also called: Saint Augustine Church
(Spanish: Iglesia de San Agustín de
Paoay)
INTERIOR PERSPECTIVE OF MAIN ALTAR
Exterior Perspective Interior Perspective Architect/Designer Description/Detail
finest example of a fortress
baroque church by the UNESCO
Convention
included in the list of World
Heritage Sites by UNESCO
Completed in 1797
facade of the Miagao Church is
decorated with a relief
sculpture of St. Christopher
carrying the Christ child amidst
coconut, papaya and guava
shrubs
In Baroque-Romanesque style,
the church sinks six (6) meters
deep into the ground with walls
one-and-a-half (1 1/2) meters
thick and buttresses thrice
thicker.
Augustinian Fr. Antonio
Earthquake Baroque
Estavillo in 1694,
completed in 1710
The 24 carved buttresses
(structural support) and its thick
walls found on the sides of the
church are what made it
stronger through the years even
with its more than 300 years of
establishment.
since it was built three decades
ago, no mechanical equipment;
church builders used manual
force to build it
façade is made of a mixed medium:
brick on the lower level and coral
stones on the upper level
The bell tower served as the
observational post for Filipino
revolutionaries against the
Spaniards in 1898 and by Filipino
guerrillas against Japanese soldiers
during World War II.
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10 QUIAPO CHURCH
in Quiapo, Manila
also called: The Minor Basilica of the
Black Nazarene (Spanish: Basílica
Menor del Nazareno Negro; Filipino:
Basílika Menor ng Itím na Nazareno)
Basilica Minor of the Nuestro
Padre Jesús Nazareno in 1988
11 SAN AGUSTIN CHURCH
in Intramuros, Manila
also called: Immaculate Conception
Parish Church of San Agustin
Basilica Minor of the Nuestro
Padre Jesús Nazareno in 1988
Exterior Perspective Interior Perspective Architect/Designer Description/Detail
Baroque Architecture
José Ma. Zaragoza in 1984
plan prepared by National Artist of
the Philippinesarchitect Juan Nakpil
Architect José María Zaragoza later
enlarged the church and changed the
design of the lateral walls in 1984,
retaining the façade and the dome
façade is distinctive with twisted
columns on both levels
Spanish architect Juan Macías in Baroque Architecture
1586
Built between 1587 and 1606, it is the
oldest church in the Philippines
In 1854, Spanish architect home to the tomb of the first
Luciano Oliver was governor-general Miguel Lopez de
commissioned to Legazpi and other Spanish
renovate San Agustín conquistadors including Juan de
Salcedo and Martin de Goiti
Dubbed as the 'Wedding Capital of
the Philippines"
Italian painters Cesare Alberoni
and Giovanni Dibella were
commissioned to paint the
rebuilt three times due to man-made
ceiling; they used
and natural disasters; now
the trompe l'oeil style (a
recognized by the government and
painting looking like 3d figure)
UNESCO as a historical landmark.
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reputed that Gustave Eiffel was
involved in the design and
12 SAN SEBASTIAN CHURCH construction of San Sebastián,
Gothic Revival architecture

but this was never confirmed

in Quiapo, Manila only all-steel church in the
Philippines
also called: Basílica Menor de San 52 tonnes (51 long tons; 57 short
Sebastián tons) of prefabricated steel sections
were transported in eight separate
shipments from Belgium to the
Philippines

According to Jesús Pastor Paloma,

an Agustinian Recollect priest,
bottom part of the church was
designed to resemble a ship's hull,
so that it would sway during an
earthquake

14 Santo Niño de Cebú founded by Fr. Andres de Facade – a blending of Muslim,

Urdaneta on April 28, 1565 Romanesque and neo-classical
features – all set in what has
otherwise been described as a high
degree of integration.
in Cebu City The oldest Roman Catholic church in
the country
also called: Basílica Minore del The Sto.Niño image in the Basilica is
Santo Niño de Cebú widely believed to be the same one
given by Portuguese explorer
Minor Basilica of the Holy Child of Ferdinand Magellan to Queen Juana
Cebú back in 1521, as a gift for their
allegiance.
15 BAGUIO CHURCH Neo-Gothic
in Session Road, Baguio
became an evacuation center during
the bombing of the city in 1945, thus
saving thousands of lives

also called: Our Lady of the

Atonement Cathedral

biggest Catholic Church in Baguio;

distinctive pink exterior, twin spires
and stained glass windows make it a
popular tourist attraction in Baguio
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16 TAMAUINI CHURCH Fr. Domingo Forto brick Baroque-style architecture
in Tumauini, Isabela
church building is made entirely of
ornately designed red bricks in its
façade and its interior walls

also called: San Matias Parish

Church
declared a National Cultural
Treasure by the National Museum of
the Philippines

17 ANGAT CHURCH Fr. Juan Morelos - first builder Baroque architectural style
of the first church and the
in Bulacan
convent
Fr. Gregorio Giner- built the new ceiling paintings within the interiors
parish church with stronger of the parish church resemble the
materials in 1758-73. ceiling paintings of the Sistine
Fr. Joaquin Calvo - completed Chapel in the Vatican, Rome
the facade in 1802; responsible
also called: Santa Monica Parish for the construction of the
Church slender tower.
Fr. Ignacio Manzanares -
restored the convent damaged
by the 1863 earthquake.

Fr. Diego Espinar led the

construction of the town’s very
18 TAAL BASILICA first church in 1575; Spanish
Neo-Classic Style

architect Luciano Oliver in 1856

in Taal, Batangas
most noticeable features of its
completed by Fr. Agapito
facade were the 24 classical
Aparicio in 1878, adding the main
columns in pairs and lined up two
altar of Doric style
rows of six on top of the other.
also called: Minor Basilica of Saint
Martin of Tours Taal Basilica is 96 meters long, 45
meters wide, and 96 meters tall.
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built by the Franciscans in a blend of architectural styles:
19 DARAGA CHURCH 1773 Renaissance Gothic and Mexican
baroque
in Daraga, Albay
four spiral columns with medallions
at the center of each column bearing
images of the four Evangelists

also called: Nuestra Señora de la

Porteria Parish Church (also Our has four spiral columns known as
Lady of the Gate Parish Church) Solomonic columns or salomónicas

absence of either vertical columns

or horizontal cornices
20 BACLARAN CHURCH architect César Concio modern, Romanesque Revival
in Daraga, Albay a full seating capacity of 2,000, but as
many as 11,000 people (including
standing) can fit inside during
Masses
also called: National Shrine of Our houses a 24-bell carillon cast from
Mother of Perpetual Help the world famous bellfoundry
Grassmayr,
Redemptorist Church
carillon bells are automatically
programmed to ring 15 minutes
before every Mass or Novena
service.