7 Facts About Saints Peter and Paul Church in Bantayan Island, Cebu
Saints Peter and Paul Church in Bantayan Island, Cebu
In my recent visit to Bantayan Island, Province of Cebu, one very imposing structure caught my attention and caused me to visit, the Sts. Peter and Paul Parish Church.
Saints Peter and Paul Church is one of the oldest in the Philippine and a standing historical structure in Bantayan Island, Province of Cebu, Philippines. Just like most of the oldest churches in the Philippines, the church was made of stones and corals.
Located in the center of the town across the town plaza, the skillfully crafted architecture and well-preserved antiquity of the church made it not just a hub of spiritual activities but is a tourist “must-see” destination in the Island of Bantayan.
Some details of the church made of corals and stones
7 Interesting Facts About Saints Peter and Paul Church in Bantayan Island, Cebu
In my visit, I have gathered 7 Facts About Saints Peter and Paul Church in Bantayan Island, Cebu as follows:
- Oldest Parish in Cebu founded by the Augustinian Missionaries on June 11, 1580.
- The original church was destroyed by the Moro raids in 1628 and 800 Bantayanons were taken as slaves by the Moro Pirates.
- In 1711, the Moro Pirates attacked again Bantayan leaving the Church and the entire town into ashes.
- In 1834 the present church was constructed and was completed in 1863 under the leadership of its Parish Priest Fr. Doroteo Andrada del Rosario from Iloilo.
- The building probably the only one in the Philippines with the most relief sculptures of Saints and another symbol of the Catholic faith.
- The parish has produced 2 Bishops, namely Archbishops John Du of Palo and Auxillary Bishop Emilio Bataclan of Cebu. It has also produced numerous priests and religious.
- The Parish celebrates its feast every June 29, in honor of Apostles Peter and Paul.
Saints Peter and Paul Church
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Very timely..my hubby is currently visiting Cebu, I’ll tell him about this. I’m pretty sure He would love to pass by.
I’m thinking of a place for our honeymoon and I’m thinking of Cebu as one of the options. With this, it made my decision even harder. This is a great place to tour.
I’ll make sure to visit Sts. Peter & Paul Parish Church when I have that trip to Bantayan. Their feast is next month and I’m sure that there would be a huge celebration to honor these saints.
Isn’t it fascinating at how much history each of the Churches in our country has? I don’t know about you but when our family goes out of town, when we reach the destination, we look for the nearest Church. It’s like the first thing that usually we go to see.
I have heard of this Church a long time ago and it was indeed beautiful. How I wish I can come to Cebu and visit this church!
wow, 1580 is a very long time ago. My home country is just about 200 years old and having such old structures would be a gem to our tourism industry. Great post
My sister in law just came from this church a few weeks ago when she came for a visit. I wish I’ve seen it when I was there. Planning to see it when we go back.
You’ve been to a lot of beautiful churches Jojo! I would love to visit this one too when we go back to Cebu!
There’s a lot of churces in Cebu. I felt sad that some are damaged due to the typhoon yolanda. I hope could visit there too…
This is definitely a heritage attraction worth visiting since it’s been there for centuries.
Interesting facts Jojo, amazing like always…
Keep the awesome work 🙂
This church is magnificent. I wonder if this was one of the churches damaged a few year back during that strong earthquake in Cebu and Bohol. I Hope not.
is there midnight mass here for Christmas?
just like in most churches around the country, it has midnight mass for Christmas 🙂