Country Philippines Founded 1584 Phone +63 77 670 6542 Dedication Nicholas of Tolentino | Denomination Roman Catholic Functional status Active Status Parish church Archbishop Marlo Mendoza Peralta | |
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Location San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte Founder(s) Father Antonio Villanueva Address San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, Philippines Archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia Metropolis Roman Catholic Diocese of Laoag Similar Laoag Cathedral, Bacarra Church, San Nicolas de Tolentino, Santa Monica Parish Ch, Paoay Church | ||
The San Nicolas de Tolentino Parish Church is a Roman Catholic parish church located in the municipality of San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte. Exhibiting a baroque façade, the church bears the Spanish coat of arms. A three-storey belltower on its right was built by Father Vitoriano Garcia.
History
San Nicolas Church was first constructed in 1584, the same year the town was founded by the Augustinian friars. The town then was named Visita de Caluntian because of the abundant lanuti tree in the area. The church was reconstructed in 1693 by Father Antonio Villanueva.
References
San Nicolas de Tolentino Parish Church (Ilocos Norte) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA