Explore Iloilo » mortuary chapel http://www.exploreiloilo.com Your Gateway to Western Visayas Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:05:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 San Joaquin Cemetery http://www.exploreiloilo.com/san-joaquin-cemetery.html http://www.exploreiloilo.com/san-joaquin-cemetery.html#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 07:00:40 +0000 Marcos http://www.exploreiloilo.com/san-joaquin-cemetery.html Built at the twilight of Spanish rule, San Joaquin cemetery was initiated by Fray Mariano Vamba, the last Augustinian parish priest of the town. Baroque architecture with oriental influence characterizes the overall design of the Campo Santo. San Joaquin Cemetery is perhaps the grandest and best preserved in the entire province of Iloilo.

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Built of gray stone, the Cabatuan cemetery was built by Fr. Juan Porras and was blessed on 4 February 1894. It is the only extant Spanish cemetery in the Philippines that is a perfect square. It is enclosed on all four sides by a solid limestone base with artistically-designed steel railing. Read the rest of Cabatuan Catholic Cemetery (2 comments)

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