VALLADOLID CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE
VALLADOLID CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE
On the left side of the church, a meditation chapel was remodeled which added more space for the faithful to pray and meditate.
Valladolid is a town which was named after a magnificent city in Spain. As one of the top settlements of the Spanish Government in the island of Negros in the 1800s, this Valladolid is the home of one of the Spanish Heritage Churches still existing in this part of the country.
The Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe has its original walls made of coral stones kept intact. When I inspected these coral stone walls during my visit, I saw a few fossils of plants and oysters on them. I hope those parts of the walls can be preserved.
(Photo by Henry Libo-on of Touristang Pobre)
If you want to have an idea about the other beautiful churches in Negros Occidental that are worth visiting, please click this link here - 9 Visita Iglesia Spots in Negros Occidental that are Worth Visiting (yoorekka.com)
Updated on March 31, 2019.
Location: Municipality of Valladolid, Negros Occidental, Philippines.
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The Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe is considered as one of the oldest churches on the island of Negros. It was built by the Recollect Missionaries sometimes between 1851 and 1852. It is made of local materials but strong ones like coral stones which were abundant in the town and the neighboring islands during that period.
The original church was a long one with high altar. After it was burned, the original altar was covered by a concrete wall separating it from the second altar, the existing one. Bats and other species of birds lived in that original altar and the accumulated poops created a very obnoxious smell. When I visited the church in September of 2013, I was surprised that it was converted into a new Prayer House.
The Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe is considered as one of the oldest churches on the island of Negros. It was built by the Recollect Missionaries sometimes between 1851 and 1852. It is made of local materials but strong ones like coral stones which were abundant in the town and the neighboring islands during that period.
The original church was a long one with high altar. After it was burned, the original altar was covered by a concrete wall separating it from the second altar, the existing one. Bats and other species of birds lived in that original altar and the accumulated poops created a very obnoxious smell. When I visited the church in September of 2013, I was surprised that it was converted into a new Prayer House.
On the left side of the church, a meditation chapel was remodeled which added more space for the faithful to pray and meditate.
Valladolid is a town which was named after a magnificent city in Spain. As one of the top settlements of the Spanish Government in the island of Negros in the 1800s, this Valladolid is the home of one of the Spanish Heritage Churches still existing in this part of the country.
The Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe has its original walls made of coral stones kept intact. When I inspected these coral stone walls during my visit, I saw a few fossils of plants and oysters on them. I hope those parts of the walls can be preserved.
(Photo by Henry Libo-on of Touristang Pobre)
If you want to have an idea about the other beautiful churches in Negros Occidental that are worth visiting, please click this link here - 9 Visita Iglesia Spots in Negros Occidental that are Worth Visiting (yoorekka.com)
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Updated on March 31, 2019.
VALLADOLID CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE
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Henry L. is the face behind Touristang Pobre. He had been a travel writer for What's On in the Visayas and Mindanao, based in Cebu in the 90's. As a former columnist of the Negros Daily Bulletin, based in his hometown of Bacolod, in the Philippines, he tackled major issues on environment protection and conservation, travel and community development, among others. You can also visit his other sites: http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Touristang-Pinoy and Earthniversity at http://www.earthniversity.com
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ReplyDeleteCorrection pls.
ReplyDeleteThe original altar was walled from The rest of the church not because of fire. But rather because of the decision of the parish priest to walled it during those time. Then converted it into a sugar warehouse during the surplus of production of sugar in the 70's .