Churches Flashcards
The Church of the Immaculate Conception of _____________.
First church to be built in Luzon.
San Agustin Church
Intramuros, Manila
Oldest church in the Philippines
Basilica Minore del Santo Niño; Cebu.
Belfry served as a watchtower for pirates; Neo-Gothic.
Bantay Church (Shrine of Our Lady of Charity); Ilocos Sur.
Minaret-like bell towers; Neo-Mudejar.
Carcar Church (Church of Sta. Catalina de Alexandria); Cebu.
The first and only all-steel church in Asia; Neo-Gothic.
San Sebastian Church, Manila
Restoration, Fernando Ocampo; Neo-Romanesque
Manila Cathedral; Intramuros, Manila
Only structure in Intramuros to survive WWII.
High Baroque style retablo.
San Agustin Church
Intramuros, Manila
San Agustin Church
Intramuros, Manila
Ceiling paintings in the ___________ style.
trompe l’oeil
San Agustin Church
Intramuros, Manila
____________ at the entrance
Chinese fu dogs
Most outstanding example in the Philippines of ‘Earthquake Baroque’.
Volutes of contrafuertes(buttresses) and in the pyramidal finials of wall facades.
Paoay Church Paoay,
Ilocos Norte
Massive coral stone belltower
Paoay Church Paoay,
Ilocos Norte
Sto. Tomas de Villanueva Church
Stands on the highest point of Miag-ao, its towers serving as lookouts against Muslim raids.
The facade epitomizes the Filipino transfiguration of western decorative elements
Miag-ao Church
Miag-ao, Iloilo
It is the finest surviving example of ‘Fortress Baroque’.
Miag-ao Church
Miag-ao, Iloilo
Church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción.
Situated on a hill surrounded by a defensive wall. Separate pagoda-like bell tower at the midpoint of the nave wall.
The brick walls are devoid of ornament but have delicately carved sid entrances and strong buttresses
Santa MariaChurch
Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur.
Conservation
These legislations ensure their proper safeguarding, protection, conservation, management and use as religious structures, as declared __________, _____________, and as __________ properties.
National Cultural Treasures
National Historical Landmarks
World Heritage
