Quipayo Church
Appearance
Quipayo Church | |
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Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Parish Church | |
Parroquia De La Inmaculada Concepcion (Spanish) | |
![]() Church facade in 2014 | |
Location in Luzon | |
13°41′56.832″N 123°12′3.701″E / 13.69912000°N 123.20102806°E | |
Location | Calabanga, Camarines Sur |
Country | Philippines |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Dedication | Immaculate Conception |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | National Historical Landmark |
Designated | 1979 |
Architectural type | Church building |
Completed | 1616 |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Caceres |
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Parish Church, also known as Quipayo Church, is a Roman Catholic church located in Calabanga, Camarines Sur, Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Caceres.
The original church was established by Franciscan missionaries in 1578[1] and was made of wood and nipa;[2] in 1616, a brick structure was built to replace it.[3] The church's facade was made of ladrillo, a kind of rockhard, reddish-brown brick.[4]
The National Historical Commission of the Philippines declared the Baroque church a national historical landmark in 1979.[1]
Gallery
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Church NHI historical marker installed in 1979
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Church interior in 2014
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Altar
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Church gate
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Simbahan Parokya ng Quipayo". National Registry of Historic Sites and Structures (in Filipino). National Historical Commission of the Philippines. Archived from the original on February 29, 2024. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Filipinas Heritage Library | Biblio". www.filipinaslibrary.org.ph. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ^ Admin, Bicolmail Web (May 2, 2019). "HISTORICAL LANDMARK". bicolmail. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ^ "Our Lady Immaculate Conception Parish Church, Quipayo, Calabanga, Camarines Sur". Philippine Faith and Heritage Tours. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
External links
[edit]Media related to Quipayo Parish Church at Wikimedia Commons
- Quipayo Church on Facebook
Categories:
- Spanish Colonial architecture in the Philippines
- National Cultural Treasures of the Philippines
- Roman Catholic churches in Camarines Sur
- Churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Caceres
- Jubilee churches in the Philippines
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- Philippine building and structure stubs
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