Pitalo Chapel in San Fernando was built in 1925 and a portion of it burned last 3 May 2016. I visited and took photos of this edifice after the fire and one of the interesting things that I saw were the series of ceiling paintings found above the left and right aisle. The center aisle …
There is not much to see inside the San Fernando Church in Cebu today due to renovations done to its interior in 1972. This was probably due to the effects of Vatican 2 which closed in 1965. I’m not sure if the original is cruciform but basing on the archival photo in the introductory post, …
The Parish Church of San Isidro Labrador in San Fernando, Cebu is one of some neogothic churches in the Philippines. Although from afar the church facade looks simple, looking closer can reveal interesting details. At the center of the pediment is a high relief of the Augustinian Order’s seal with the bishops mitre, here, curiously, …
The Parish of San Isidro Labrador in San Fernando town, Cebu was established as an independent parish by the Augustinians through diocesan decree on 19 June, 1858 with Fray Fernando Sanchez as the first parish priest. The present church was designed by Fernando Escondrillas, Spanish architect and engineer who drew the plans for the church …
The small chapel of San Vicente Ferrer in Pitalo, San Fernando, Cebu was gutted by fire before 5PM last 3 May. News reports indicated that a cancer surivor bought P5,000 worth of candles to offer as thanksgiving, although warned not to light it simultaneously, just didn’t follow and proceeded to light all the candles. The …
I am featuring the Augustinian built colonial era churches in Cebu where the oldest city in the country is found and is considered the cradle of Christianity in Southeast Asia. These churches stretches from the heart of the old district of Cebu City down the southeastern coast ending with the municipality of Oslob.