Tigbauan Roman Catholic Church
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 two decades.
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[…] Tigbauan Church The Tigbauan church is the only one in the country which has a Latin American churriquesque style. The church was constructed in 1575 and destroyed during an earthquake in 1948. Tigbauan’s facade is in the Mexican plateresque style. Here a retablo-like design fills the central section. Running horizontally from pilaster to pilaster is a floral frieze at whose center is the seal of the Augustinian order. This band marks the division between the first and second stories. […]
hello to all,
nag field trip kami sa tigbauan church sng feb.28,2008 kag nagplano kami sng cuz ko na makit.anay to pero la xa nag pakita…..wahahhaa……sadya man………
ok byebye……
GAPO
a place kung san me lumaki, i proud to be tigbanuenos!!!
Sabi ng mother ko yung simbahan ng Tigbauan bago na destroy ng lindol noong 1948 ay mas malaki pa kaysa kasalukuyan, meron pa itong rebolto ni Michael Archangel sa taas ng simbahan na kung saan makikita ito bago pumasok sa gate. ang ilalim raw ng simbahang iyan ay may underground tunnel hanggang elementary school. baka dyan pa nakatago ang mga lumang dokumento ng unang paaralan. at saka who knows baka may yamashita treasures pa. maganda talaga ang Tigbauan walang katulad! blessed with different varieties of fishes. masarap ang mga isda!
Tigbauan is the best place for me kasi syempre dun ako lumaki at im proud to be a tigbauena..
madaming beach dinadayo talaga ng mga taga city para dun mag outing and kahit hindi sya white sand pero maganda pa din at pati yung service nung mga tao very hopitable at friendly.
habang tumatagal ang daming improvements talaga. gumanda yung plaza. syempre im proud to say at hindi makakaila na tigbauan church is one of the beautiful churches here in the philipppines. try to see the paintings lahat mosaic. sobrang creative. ang gaan ng feeling pag nakakapasok sa church kasi mas nakakaisip ako ng maayos.
kaya kahit nandito ako sa manila nakakamiss pa din yung buhay diyan and kahit siguro maka pag asawa ako babalik at babalik ako sa pinanggalian ko. “nahidlaw nako sa imo tigbauan” means to say i miss you tigbauan..
GO TIGBAUAN!
Wala lang! Sa 15 mga taon na tumira ako sa SEAFDEC, sa simbahan na yan ako nagbaccalaureate mass at nakumpirma. Syempre lagi ako nagsisimba diyan at nakinig sa super haba na sermon ni Father Carton (nakikinig nga ba?).
Teka muna, sana ayusin naman po ang pagkarestore ng dalawang kampanaryo sa taas na magblend sa general facade ng simbahan. Sobrang halata kasi na idinagdag lang.
so interesting and magnificent. it is also historical and the center of missionary activities during the spanish times. probably blessed Pedro Calungsod studied in the school for the cathechists on this parochia that once host to the first school for boys….i.e cathechists that sent to Guam and other places in the asia-pacific region.