http://visita-iglesia.com a visit to the sanctuarium of catholic faith in Iloilo Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:39:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Fr. Mauridio Ferrero, O.A.R., the parish work of Bacolod (1871-1898; 1902-1910) was responsible for the striking structure of the Cathedra of San Sebastian. In 1825, the original church was constructed by Fr. Julian Gonzaga (parish priest 1818-1836). The ancient church was made of wood and galvanized roofing. It had one ... http://visita-iglesia.com/churches/the-cathedral-of-san-sebastian-bacolod-city.html The Augustinian friars founded the church of Hamtic in 1581. The parish church was buikt and chose Sta. Monica as their patron saint. It became a visita of Ibahay, Aklan. The Augustinian friars left it in 1596. It became a parish once more in the early 1700s. Later on it became ... http://visita-iglesia.com/antique/parish-of-sta-monica-hamtic-antique.html Long before, San Jose belonged to the parish of Hamtic. Due to frequent Moro raids, the old church was rammed down by raiders and the Augustinian priests were forced to abandon the place and look for another site to relocate. The parishioners decided to move to a higher place away ... http://visita-iglesia.com/antique/san-jose-parish-san-jose-antique.html ruins of the old church which was converted to school Patnongon, was named as San Simon in 1762 and was made a town in 1762. The church was founded by Augustinian Friars but they left the town in 1777 and it became a visita of Sibalom, it remained a visita until ... http://visita-iglesia.com/antique/parish-of-san-augustine-patnongon-antique.html new parish and convent of Sts. Peter and Paul Parish The Old Catholic church of the parish was built by the Augustinians during the Spanish regime. It has a shape of a Latin cross with three gates; it is 77 meters long and 14 meters wide. Its roof was made ... http://visita-iglesia.com/antique/parish-of-sts-peter-and-paul-san-pedro-san-jose-de-buenavista-antique.html Feast Day: January 17 History: A Dominican, Ensayo II felt there was a necessity to build a permanent church upon the foundation of the parish in 1810. It was an Augustinian priest, however, Fr. Luis Toro who was commissioned to undertake the construction. In order to build the church, slabs and ... http://visita-iglesia.com/western-iloilo/parish-of-san-antonio-de-abott-tubungan-iloilo.html It may be grand or solemn – a family affair or the talk of the town. The motif may range from black to white – and the budget… Let us not talk about money. The aisle may be long or some may prefer it short because their beautiful new shoes ... http://visita-iglesia.com/uncategorized/visita-iglesia%e2%80%99s-top-5-churches-for-weddings.html Location          : La Paz, Iloilo Feast Day        : May 24 (Annual district fiesta) History            : This neo-classical church was made of stone and bricks with Greek pediments. The parish was organized in 1870 under the leadership of an Augustinian priest, Fr. Candido Gonzales. The church was composed of red bricks, stone, ... http://visita-iglesia.com/churches/parish-of-our-lady-of-peace-and-good-voyage-la-paz-iloilo-city.html An indication that the first church and convent were constructed between 1600 and 1720, a record of an exemption of payment for the rent was found in Manila. Fr. Agustin Duran in 1883 constructed the present church which was a reconstruction of the previous one that was damaged. Between 1866 and 1881, ... http://visita-iglesia.com/churches/parish-of-st-martin-dumalag-capiz.html The famous Baroque Church of Pan-ay Capiz was probably built around 1700 and reconstructed  in 1714 and 1875. According to Fr. Lopez, the population of Pan-ay alone could not possibly afford the building until an agreement with the alcalde mayor made it possible with a donation of P288.00 from the community ... http://visita-iglesia.com/churches/sta-monica-parish-capiz.html