Candon Church — Attraction in Candon

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CANDON CHURCH c. 1695 San Juan de Sahagun Church 📌 Candon City, Ilocos Sur

The Augustinians begun their ecclesiastical mission of Candon in 1591 but the first stone church was constructed in 1695. The original building measured about 70 meters long reinforced by buttresses made from stones and bricks. The design of the facade was earthquake-baroque style with octagonal bell tower.

It was severely damaged in the 1707 earthquake but was rebuilt under the supervision of Father Jose Carbonel until 1710, and Father Diego del Castillo until 1713.

The church is situated next to the place where Isabelo Abaya together with the Ilokano revolutionists declared the Philippine Independence on March 25, 1898. This historic event was known as the "Ikkis Ti Candon (Sigaw ng Candon). Unfortunately, two days later, the Spaniards reclaimed Candon.

During World War II on January 1942, the Japanese forces burned the town but miraculously, the church was spared.

Today, San Juan de Sahagun Church houses the LONGEST religious paintings in the Philippines. It is one of the tourist spots of Candon City, the tobacco capital of the Philippines.

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St. John of Sahagun Parish Church Municipality of Tigbauan, Iloilo Province

The Tigbauan Church is unique in the country because of its Latin American churriquesque architecture. The church was constructed in 1575 and destroyed during an earthquake in 1948. Tigbauan’s facade is style in the Mexican plateresque. At the center is a seal of the Augustinian order surrounded by a retablo-like floral frieze, which fills the central section. Above the seal is a niche flanked by pilasters embellished with flowers and upon it is a depiction of San Juan. Capping the relief is the image of Santo Niño.

The church interior was gutted during the Second World War. Today, it has one of the most beautiful modern-type interiors made up of colorful stone murals. The mosaics adorning the church interior, including the altar and the Stations of the Cross, were created by a local artist in the last...

Saint John of Sahagun Parish Church, locally known as the Candon Church, is a church situated in the city of Candon, Ilocos Sur. Constructed with an Earthquake Baroque design, the church is maintained and is still being used up to present. The church's four-storey octagonal bell tower has an alternating open and blind apertures, a balustrade and is topped by a campanile...