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STA.
LUCIA CHURCH (Sta. Lucia, Ilocos Sur)
The church is the only one in the province with a
transept and experts describe the dome overhead as
Renaissance in style. Consoles projecting downward
from the cornice make the church façade attractive.
A four-storey tower with a mini-dome at the top stands
to the right side of the church facade. |
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NUESTRA SEÑORA
DE LA ASUNCION CHURCH (Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur)
The Church of the Assumption, designated as a National
Historical Landmark on September 26, 1982 and included
in the World Heritage List on December 11, 1993,
is built on top of a hill giving visitors a panoramic
view of the town, the green fields and the blue
sea in the horizon. One can reach the Baroque church
via an 82-steps stairway. Two huge columns flank
the church façade. What makes the church
attractive is its reddish exterior due to the exposed
brickwork. An octagonal bell tower is located nearby.
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THE
SHRINE OF NUESTRA SEÑORA DE LA CARIDAD (Bantay,
Ilocos Sur)
The church is home to the venerated our Lady of
Charity, patroness of Nueva Segovia. The Statue
of Our Lady adorns a niche at the top section just
below the ornate cornice of the church façade.
Below it is another niche occupied by a statue of
St. Augustine of Hippo and flanked by narrow stained
glass windows.
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ST.
PAUL’S CATHEDRAL (Vigan City)
As found in the church’s marker, the original
church was a chapel of wood and thatch erected in
1574 on orders of Juan de Salcedo, the conquistador
and founder of Villa Fernandina (now Vigan). Today
the church stands as the center of the Archdiocese
of Nueva Segovia.
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SIMBAAN
A BASSIT (Vigan City)
At the end of Vigan’s Quezon Avenue stands
the Simbaan a Bassit, actually a cemetery chapel.
Rectangular columns support the church façade.
Historian Alberto Lacsamana writes that the “uniqueness
of the chapel lies in its being the only one in
the region having an espadaña hung with bells.”
A statue of the crucified Christ is found behind
the main altar. The chapel’s marker bears
that the cemetery was blessed by Rev. Vicente Barreiro
on Nov. 9, 1852 but the chapel’s interior
now looks modern with all the repairs done through
the years.
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SAN
VICENTE CHURCH (San Vicente, Ilocos Sur)
Miracles are attributed to the parish’s patron
saint, St. Vincent Ferrer, attracting pilgrims from
far and near. The church façade has two layers
of columns divided by ornate architraves. The convoluted
cornices in the church’s top section add beauty
to the structure. Octagonal columns top with mini-domes
rise from the base on both sides of the church façade.
The ornate wooden pulpit is still preserved.
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THE
CHURCH OF ST. WILLIAM THE HERMIT (Magsingal, Ilocos
Sur)
The church, classified by experts as Baroque, is
famous for its antique wooden altar (retablo) which
is still being used. The beautifully carved three-layered
retablo is divided into eight niches, each occupied
by a saint. Two pairs of three-tiered slender columns
flank the church’s façade. A statue
of the parish’ patron saint, St. William the
Hermit, in the church façade greets visitors
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THE
SHRINE OF SANTO CRISTO MILAGROSO (Sinait, Ilocos
Sur)
The church itself is simple with the façade
flanked by two square columns. The main attraction
of the church is the statue of the crucified Christ.
The feast of Santo Cristo Milagroso or “Apo
Lacay” as local folks call Him, stands out
among other religious celebrations in Ilocandia.
Every year thousands of devotees from within the
region and outside flock to the shrine of Apo Lacay
in Sinait several days before His feast on the 3rd
of May. According to the old tales, boxes containing
the images of Apo Lacay and La Virgen Milagrosa
de Badoc drifted ashore in Logo, a sitio of Dadalaquiten
along the boundary of Sinait, Ilocos Sur and Badoc,
Ilocos Norte. Although the versions of the origin
of the statues vary in some details, they all agree
of one things: Apo Lacay and La Virgen Milagrosa
chose where they wanted their images to be.
Today the Sto. Cristo Milagroso attracts devotees
just like the Black Nazarene of Quiapo and the faithful
pay homage to Apo Lacay inside the Church. These
are annual pilgrimages to the shrine and there is
an impenetrable crowd in the church on the first
Friday of every month. |
