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St John of Nepumuceno Church in Anini-Y is the only Augustinian built church still ‘standing’ in Antique Province, today. Read the whole story here.
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Orbrero's Painting of the Church (2004)
It was indeed a fabulous church. Old and Historic Church, built by the Augustinians in the 1800′s and it was sadly, completely destroyed by Lady CayCay in 1948. Read the full intriguing story of Igbaras’ Church of St John the Baptist. Click here.
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A historic and significant church in Calinog, Iloilo. The beautiful church of the Immaculate Conception of Mary. A very nice slideshow awaits you here!
A truly magnificent old, historic church in Calinog dating to 1874…click here for the full story.
That’s right the Church of St John of Nepumuceno in Anini-Y is the only remaining Augustinian built church in all of Antique Province. Read all about this unique, historic old and beautifully preserved church here…
On the road again
“On the road again,
Goin’ places that I’ve never been,
Seein’ things that I may never see again,
And I can’t wait to get on the road again,
We’re on the road again, so good to be on the road again”.
Lyrics by Willie Nelson.
Yep, So good to be on the road again…read about this adventure by simply clicking here…
That’s right, it is perhaps the oldest church in Panay. The first church there was said to have been built by the Augustinians as early as 1774, but the missionary Friars had arrived there more than 200 years earlier in 1572.
St. Monica Church, Panay
This massive church is also known as the “home” of the largest church bell in both the Philippines and Asia and the third largest in the world…
A display replica of the 10+ ton Bell
You can view the real thing if you are brave enough to climb the 5 story Bell Tower by a rickety fire escape style stairway/ladder…it’s a real adventure… you can read the full story on both the Church and its famous bell here.
That’s right, it never stops. We just added two fantastic slideshows for two of the oldest churches and historically significant churches on the Island of Panay.
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This church in Cabatuan, when originally built between 1833 and 1866, was reputed to be the largest church building in all of Panay Island. Because construction materials were so hard to come by in the area Friar Ramón Alquezar had a kiln built and fired his own bricks which were used in the contruction of this massive church with 6 bell towers. To continue to the full story of this incredibly old and huge church press this link.
On our recent trip to Calinog and points north, we noticed the statue of Roman Magsaysay in the town plaza. I hadn’t heard his name before so I decided to investigate a little and hopefully learn something about him. And I learned a great deal about what an interesting and captivating person he was. Read more…
- Ramon Magsaysay, the great navigator.
After a few days away over the Easter break, we were back to “work” yesterday. We were “On the Road Again” trying to discover new areas and churches for the website. And did we luck in!
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Once you’ve read about this lovely church, take a few minutes to view the equally inspiring slide show of this magnificent old church of St Jerome.
The magnificent old church of St Jerome
Read about its history and other interesting facts as well as viewing magnificent photos of it. Visit this grandiose and historic church of St Jerome in the picturesque town of Dueñas.
The Church of St Jerome, Duenas, Iloilo
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