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Monday, April 25, 2011

Visita Iglesia: San Agustin Church in Manila

The interior of the San Agustín Church, with magnificent trompe l'oeil mural on its ceiling and walls

San Agustin Church is located inside the historic walled city of Intramuros in Manila. Completed by 1607, it is the oldest church still standing in the Philippines. No other surviving building in the Philippines has been claimed to pre-date San Agustin Church.

In 1993, San Agustin Church was one of four Philippine churches constructed during the Spanish colonial period to be designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO , under the classification "Baroque Churches of the Philippines". It had been named a National Historical Landmark by the Philippine government in 1976.

Visita Iglesia: Sta. Ana Church in Manila

Sta. Ana Church - Manila

The Our Lady of Abandoned Church stands on the site of the first Franciscan mission established outside Manila in 1578. The church was built under the supervision of Fr. Vicente Ingles, OFM.

The cornerstone of the present church was laid on September 12, 1720 by Francisco dela Cuesta, then Archbishop of Manila and Acting Governor General of the Philippines.