Country Philippines Founded 1698 Functional status Active Opened 1698 Architectural style Neoclassical architecture | Denomination Roman Catholic Founder(s) Augustinian Friars Height 18 m Length 70 m Function Church | |
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Location Iloilo East Coast-Capiz Rd., Panay, Capiz Parish Santa Monica Parish Church Similar Jimenez Church, Santa Monica Parish Ch, Tabaco Church, Masinloc Church, Tumauini Church | ||
Panay church philippines
The Santa Monica Parish Church, also called Panay Church, Spanish: Iglesia Parroquial de Santa Mónica, is a historic church in Panay, near Roxas City in the province of Capiz, on Panay island in the Western Visayas region of the Philipppines. It was built in 1884 on the site of an earlier church, built in 1774 by Miguel Murguia, which was gravely damaged by the typhoon of 17 January 1875.:423 The church is built of coral blocks and is approximately 70 metres long, 25 m in width and 18 m in height; the walls are about 3 metres thick.:423
The church has an unusually large bell, the largest in the country. This was cast by Juan Reina in about 1884, using sacks of coin given by the people of the town; it weighs more than 10 tonnes.:423
In 1997 the church was declared a National Historical Landmark by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.
