| Tamontaka Church | |
|---|---|
| Church of the Immaculate Concepcion | |
Simbahan ng Tamontaka (Filipino) | |
 Churchfacade in 2018 | |
.svg)  Tamontaka Church Location in the Philippines Show map of Philippines | |
| 7°11′01″N124°13′20″E / 7.18361°N 124.22214°E /7.18361; 124.22214 | |
| Location | Cotabato City |
| Country | Philippines |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Religious order |
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| History | |
| Founded | 1872 |
| Dedication | Mary, Mother of Jesus (as theImmaculate Conception) |
| Consecrated | 1872 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Church building |
| Completed | 1978(current building) |
TheChurch of the Immaculate Concepcion, commonly known asTamontaka Church, is aLatin Catholicchurch inCotabato City,Philippines.[1]
The church was established byJesuit priests as part of the Tamontaka Mission which focused on the youth as well as theevangelization of people in the Cotabato region[2] in the late 19th century.[1] The original church structure was built in 1872 along the Tamontaka river. Two schools one exclusively for boys and another for girls were established. The former was managed by theSociety of Jesus and the latter was run by the Beatas de la Compania de Jesús (now theReligious of the Virgin Mary). The church was moved to its present site in 1879. The Jesuits of Zamboanga took over the establishment in 1899.[2]
In 1939, the church became part of the Cotabato mission of theOblates of Mary Immaculate. The church building was destroyed in an earthquake on August 17, 1976, and was rebuilt after two years. The building sustained damage in a fire on May 11, 1994, and was repaired within a year. The church was declared a National Historic Landmark on July 19, 2004.[2]
The church is connected to acatacomb through a tunnel. The tunnel itself is part of anetwork of caves connected to thePedro Colina Hill.[3]
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