Parish of St. Anne (Molo, Iloilo City)
June 10, 2009 by admin
Filed under Churches, Iloilo City
the church with two red-topped towers
This house of worship prides itself with the most collection of female saints among all churches in the island. This is said to be the most beautiful church in the whole of Western Visayas. Sixteen almost life-size images of female saints adorn the sides of its walls. Read more
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Loading ...San Jose Church (Iloilo City)
June 10, 2009 by admin
Filed under Churches, Iloilo City
The fortress was made originally to copy the Miguelete Church of Valencia El Cid in Spain. It is built by Fr. Mauricio Blanco (1873) with stones and bricks. There are three naves and a transept following a Byzantine Architectural tradition. From 1980 to 1982, marbles from Romblon where shipped to Iloilo to renovate the main and side walls of altars, the floors, transept and walls. Read more
(1 votes,4.00) Loading ...Parish of Our Lady of Candles (Jaro, Iloilo City)
June 10, 2009 by chucha
Filed under Churches, Iloilo City
The only Cathedral in Panay Island. Jaro prides itself with its lavish fiesta where 35 masses are held on the 2nd of February for the devotees of Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, the only rose among the male collection of saints that adorn the walls of the cathedral. The image of Our Lady of Candles is the 2nd oldest Marian image in the Philippines. The statue was crowned by Pope John Paul II on February 21, 1981 when he visited Iloilo and proclaimed as patroness of Western Visayas the following year. Read more
(2 votes,4.50) Loading ...St. Clements Church (La Paz, Iloilo City)
June 10, 2009 by chucha
Filed under Churches, Iloilo City
The novena masses during Wednesdays for our Mother of Perpetual Help crowds this white church along Luna St. La Paz. This church managed by Redemptorists started the novena after the war. Then extended to Baclaran and Cebu and other churches throughout the country. Read more
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