Roman Catholic church in Bohol, Philippines
Church in Bohol, Philippines
Holy Trinity Parish Church , commonly known asLoay Church , is aRoman Catholic church located inLoay ,Bohol ,Philippines . It is under the jurisdiction of theDiocese of Tagbilaran .
Built in 1822,[ 1] the church stands on a hill facing the sea and near the mouth ofLoboc River .[ 2] [ 3] Like the other churches in Bohol, it has a sidepulpit near the altar, apipe organ , andchoir loft propped up by tall columns.[ 4] The church's ceilings were painted by Raymundo Francia in 1927.[ 5]
2013 Bohol earthquake [ edit ] Church'sfacade destroyed during the 2013 Bohol earthquake The church was damaged by the 7.2-magnitude2013 Bohol earthquake .[ 6] The collapse of the front facade wall of the church was partly due to the lack of connecting material between the old wall and a newportico facade added during the 19th century.[ 7]
The church was fully restored in 2020.[ 6] Included in the church's restoration is its coral stone walls, roof, and ceiling paintings.[ 8]
Nearby to the church, theEscuela delos Niños y Niñas and the Casa Tribunal were also restored.[ 9] They were converted by theNational Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) into a museum and conservation laboratory, respectively.[ 8]
The NHCP declared the church as anational historical landmark in 2003.[ 8] Meanwhile, theNational Museum of the Philippines declared it anational cultural treasure in 2013.[ 10]
Church interior in 2023
Church ceiling
Church
NHI historical marker
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Dioecesis Tagbilaranus
Territories Western
Bohol (
Alburquerque ,
Antequera ,
Baclayon ,
Balilihan ,
Batuan ,
Bilar ,
Calape ,
Catigbian ,
Clarin ,
Corella ,
Cortes ,
Dauis ,
Dimiao ,
Garcia Hernandez ,
Lila ,
Loay ,
Loboc ,
Loon ,
Maribojoc ,
Panglao ,
Sagbayan ,
San Isidro ,
Sevilla ,
Sikatuna ,
Tagbilaran ,
Tubigon ,
Valencia )
Ordinaries Cathedral Shrines
Parishes
Vicariate of St. Joseph The Worker St. Joseph the Worker Our Lady of Lourdes Barangay Sang Birhen Shrine St. Vincent Ferrer St. Ignatius of Loyola St. Jude Thaddeus Shrine St. Anthony of Padua Vicariate of Immaculate Heart of Mary Immaculate Heart of Mary Our Lady of Guadalupe Birhen sa Barangay Santa Cruz Most Holy Trinity San Roque St. Isidore the Farmer St. Anthony of Padua Vicariate of The Holy Child Holy Infant (Valencia, Bohol) Our Lady of the Holy Rosary (Lila, Bohol) St. Isidore the Farmer (Garcia Hernandez) St. John the Baptist (Garcia Hernandez) St. Nicholas Tolentine (Dimiao) Vicariate of Assumption of Our Lady Vicariate of Our Lady of Light Our Lady of Light (Loon, Bohol) Holy Cross (Maribojoc) St. Isidore the Farmer Quasi-Parish (Maribojoc) Mary Help of Christians (Loon, Bohol) Our Lady of the Holy Rosary (Antequera, Bohol) San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila (Loon, Bohol) Holy Cross (Loon, Bohol) Nuestra Señora de La Paz Y Buen Viaje (Loon, Bohol) Vicariate of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Balilihan) Immaculate Conception (Catigbian) Santo Niño (Catigbian) Santo Niño (Balilihan) Santo Niño (Cortes, Bohol) Nuestra Señora de La Paz Y Buen Viaje (Cortes, Bohol) Vicariate of Saint Peter the Apostle Vicariate of Saint Vincent Ferrer Saint Vincent (Calape) Our Lady of Fatima (Calape) Saint Augustine (Sagbayan) St. Isidore the Farmer (San Isidro, Bohol) Saint Isidore the Farmer (Tubigon) Saint Michael the Archangel (Clarin, Bohol) St. John of the Cross (Tubigon) St. Joseph the Worker (Clarin, Bohol) Holy Cross (Tubigon)
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