Patrick M.

Madula
BPED 2-1N
San Sebastian and San Agustin Church

The church that being

show in the frame is the San
Sebastian Church. It is my first
time to visit the church in San
Sebastian even though I always
see the church when I’m
commuting to Quiapo. The first
thing that get my attention is the
material that they use to build
this type of Church. Not the
usual type that you can see
anywhere. We are used to see
a church that being built from a
full cement materials or stones
from Spanish Era Church. The
design is also somewhat
intriguing to me because I used
to see a church that are built in
stone or cement that is why I do
some research what the history of the San Sebastian Church is. Upon searching I learned
that it is the only steel building church in our country. It was also designated as a National
Historical Landmark in 1973 and as a National Cultural Treasure in 2011. By knowing this
information now, I know why I get intriguing by the first glance I see the church much
closer to my eyes. By comparing this type of church, I think the thing that it has is the
uniqueness of the building itself because it is the one and only church that made of steel
and also one of the endangered monuments in the world.
 This is the San Agustin
Church in Intramuros, Manila.
The church is very nostalgic
since the building is like what
we have in our province. The
time we’re going to visit this
church I thought that it just an
ordinary old type of church. But
when we arrived, I see a lot of
foreigners that taking a picture.
From that point my curiosity
pumps up, so after taking a
picture outside. Our group
decide to go in to see the
design inside. And just wow,
after seeing the ceiling it’s like a
sculpture but it is a type of
painting that is a three-
dimensional painting like you’re
seeing a real sculpture art. I’m hoping that we can preserve this type of churches around
our country. By doing this future generation can see it and be amaze. And also, it is the
oldest church in the Philippines. The church was built in the time of Spanish era in 1571.
It is one of the churches that built first throughout the country since Spaniards want to
spread Catholicism to our country. Just by knowing this kind of information make me feel
great to see this kind churches. I’m really grateful that our generation can see this type of
nostalgic building. The difference of the San Agustin and San Sebastian church is that
San Agustin Church is the oldest church in our country, and it have a different type of
ceiling design unlike in San Sebastian Church. But on the other hand, San Sebastian is
the one and only church in the Philippines that been made by steel.