Historical Churches of Iloilo

Miagao Church, Iloilo, World Heritage Site

Miagao Church or Santo Tomas de Villanueva Parish Church

The Miag-ao Church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site together with three other colonial Baroque churches under the collective title, Baroque Churches of the Philippines. Please follow this link for my article on Miagao Church:
https://travelswithcharie.blogspot.com/2014/03/miag-ao-church.html

Fortress Towers of Miagao Church

The two belltowers are of unequal height and served as watchtowers following Islamic invasions in 1741 and 1754.

Main Altar, Miagao Church

The gold-plated retablo is the original altar used in the late 1700s and was found during excavations in 1982. A fire had ravaged the church in 1910 and it was believed the retablo had been razed as well.

Guimbal Church or San Nicolas de Tolentino

Guimbal Church is one of the oldest churches in the Philippines. It was built in 1774 and restored twice, once after World War II and after the earthquake of 1948 which also destroyed the Jaro Cathedral.

Guimbal Church Wall

The Romanesque inspired walls of Guimbal Church have withstood the ravages of time.

Molo Church or Saint Anne Parish Church

The Molo Church is called the "feminist" church for the 16 statues of female saints on each side of the central nave. The belltowers and main altar are Neo Gothic in style. Saint Anne Parish Church has been around since 1831.

Jaro Cathedral or Nuestra Señora de Candelaria

The Jaro Cathedral or Nuestra Señora de Candelaria was constructed in 1874 in the Romanesque Revival style. It was damaged by an earthquake in 1948 and restored in 1956. This church has been proclaimed a National Shrine by the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines. The feast of Our Lady of Candles is celebrated annually in February.

Choir loft of Jaro Cathedral

The interior of the Jaro Cathedral is finely decorated with frescoes such as the one depicted above the choir loft.

Where to stay:

Seda Atria Hotel

Donata Pison Avenue, Iloilo City

sedahotels.com

Convenient location, choice of restaurants and shops next door at The Shops at Atria, Iloilo Business Park and Convention Center are 5 minutes away, easy parking.

*****

Images by TravelswithCharie

The Art of Carlos Botong Francisco - Progress of Medicine in the Philippines

Pre-colonial period Pag-unlad ng Panggagamot sa Pilipinas (The Progress of Medicine in the Philippines) is a group of four large-scale paintings depicting healing practices in the Philippines from pre-colonial times to the modern period. Carlos Botong Francisco was commissioned in 1953 by Dr. Agerico Sison who was then the director of Philippine General Hospital (PGH) together with Dr. Eduardo Quisumbing of the National Museum, Dr. Florentino Herrera, Jr. and Dr. Constantino Manahan. These oil on canvas paintings measure 2.92 meters in height and 2.76 meters in width (9.71 ft x 8.92 ft) and were displayed at the main entrance hall of PGH for over five decades. Owing to its location, the artworks were in a state of "severe deterioration" at the beginning of the 21st century from exposure to heat, humidity, dirt, dust, smoke, insect stains, grime, termites and an oxidized synthetic resin used in an earlier restoration. These canvases were restored three times, the last was

Filipino Struggles in History - Carlos Botong Francisco

In 1968, Antonio Villegas (then Mayor of Manila), commissioned Carlos "Botong" Francisco to paint the history of Manila for Manila City Hall. The series of large scale paintings was called Kasaysayan ng Maynila (History of Manila). The paintings deteriorated over time and no attempt was made to preserve these historical canvases until 2013 when Mayor Amado Lim sent them to the National Museum for extensive restoration. Four years later, in 2017, Mayor Joseph Ejercito Estrada and the Manila City Council signed an agreement with the National Museum to leave the paintings at the museum so they may reach a larger audience in exchange for museum grade reproductions to replace the originals. Kasaysayan ng Maynila was later renamed Filipino Struggles in History and is now on display at the Senate Hall of the National Museum . Carlos "Botong" Francisco died in March 1969, a few months after completing the paintings. He is one of the first Filipino modernists and

8 Heritage Houses of Iloilo

Lizares Mansion The province of Iloilo on the island of Panay has a rich trove of heritage houses, left over from the sugar industry boom in the 19th century. Iloilo also had the largest port in the Philippines at that time which facilitated the export of sugar to foreign shores and deposited money in the hands of the sugar barons. The barons dropped their earnings into the acquisition of properties in Negros and the construction of beautiful homes in Iloilo, many of which are located in the vicinity of the Jaro Cathedral. The Lizares Mansion was built in 1937 by Don Emiliano Lizares for his wife, Concepcion Gamboa and five children. The family fled to safety when World War II broke out and the house was occupied by the Japanese military. The family returned to the house after the war but left once again after the demise of Don Emiliano. It was sold to the Dominican order in the 1960s and was converted in 1978 to a private school, Angelicum School. The mansion now houses the

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