i dont consider myself a religious person but i love churches even though they all look the same(especially old churches), actually my hard disk space is already full of church photos. anyways i'll just share with you the churches we visited at Batangas, yep we traveled the whole of batangas for the bisita iglesia (from lemery to lipa to nasugbu)
Station 1: Sta Teresita Church - Sta. Teresita, Batangas
of course our first station of the cross is the nearest to my cousins place, no photos of the church, i wasnt planning to take pictures but my cousins asked me to take some pictures
Station 2: Parokya ng Immaculada Concepcion, Mahal na Poong Krus - Bauan, Batangas
Church of Bauan - The Parish of Bauan was administered by the Augustinians from 1596 to the end of 19th century. The church built in the 18th century, remodeled and improved in the 19th century was destroyed by fire on July 13, 1928. The eminent botanist, Father Blanco, was pastor of this church from 1816 to 1828. The museum of natural history and the library of rare books collected by Father Bravo were destroyed during the insurrection of 1898.
Station 3: San Pascual
Station 4: Basilika Menor ng Immaculada Concepcion
First erected under the supervision of Father Diego Mojica of Calapan, Mindoro on 1581 and was dedicated to the Immaculate Concepcion De Nuestra SeƱora. The first stone foundation was built on 1601, the parish priests built the 2nd the church between 1682-1721. In 1963, an artillery was added to help protect the church from corsairs. After 179 years, the church was rebuilt by Father Pedro Cuesta on 1851, the church celebrated its 100 years on 1957.
Station 5: Archdiocesan Glorious Cross - Batangas
Station 6: San Jose Church - Batangas
this church was built around 1788, the foundation of this town formerly known as malaquing tubig dates back to 1765. the church was built by the famous botanist father blanco
Station 7: San Vicente Ferrer - Banay Banay, Batangas
Station 8: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church - Lipa, Batangas
Built in 1948, famous for pilgrims and is known for the miraculous shower of petals to a visionary nun after world war ii
Station 9: Lipa Cathedral, San Sebastian - Lipa, Batangas
the parish of lipa was administered by the augustinians from 1605 to the end of 19th century. lipa which was located near bombon lake was destroyed by the eruption of the taal volcano in 1754 but was reconstructed at the present site. this church was built under the supervision of Rev. Benito Varas, parish priest from 1865 to 1894. the diocese of lipa was created by pope pius x on april 10, 1910.
Station 10: San Isidro Labrador - Cuenca, Batangas
Station 11: Mahal na Poon krus - Alitagtag, Batangas
Station 12: Taal Church, basilica of saint martin de tours
Reputed to be the largest in Asia, Taal Church stands 96 meters long and 45 meters wide on a plateau in the heart of Taal. it was first erected on 1575 by father diego espina. The Augustinian Missionaries started construction in 1756, and it took a century for the church to achieve its present form. It was destroyed in the Taal volcano eruption in 1754, rebuilt in 1755 but the again destroyed by the earthquake in 1849. the present church was designed by architect luciano oliver in 1856
Station 13: San Roque - Lemery, Batangas
Station 14: Caleruega - Nasugbu, Batangas

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Sipag naman, ang dami nyong napuntahang simbahan. Once lang din ako nkpag bisita iglesia hindi ko pa natapos, hanggang 5 lang yta umuwi na ako, hehe.
ano ba yan, nakatulog ka ba sa pancitan? bwehehehe... uyy santa cruzan na ikaw sa mahal na araw ka pa din!
isa pa rin akong ang tanda pero di pa nakakapgvisita iglesias...
wow, you made it ! I didn't make it... hsnggang 3 lang kaya ko puntahan hahahaha... Hope you can drop by at my corner got something for you...
buti ka pa nakavisita iglesia, ako dito sa work non. hay
Sayang - ang gaganda ng pics, sana ma-enlarge naman... ;)
ako sa buong buhay ko, twice lang ata nakapag-bisita iglesia. at pamula nung naaksidente ang mga kuya ko habang nagr-rounds ng mga simbahan, hindi na kami lumalabas pag holy week. nice pics!
Wow, that's a lot! Anyway, they're beautiful, the churches.
(:
ang aga nga ng bisita mo hehe
yung taal ang gusto ko puntahan lalo na old houses dun
mukhang taga batangas ka ineng ah...
ok yan nakita ko uli ang lemery parish church. Good Luck to your adventure under the pink sun.
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