Historic Miag-ao Church

The Santo Tomas de Villanueva church is one of the many 

well known tourist destination in Iloilo. 

Situated in the town of Miagao or Miag-ao, 

one can relive the past with this olden treasure of Iloilo.

A monument of universal value and worthy of preservation.

A proudly standing testament of the historic Fortress Church.

A structure boasting of remarkable craftsmanship.

 The facade depicts of how this magnificent edifice was built.

Fusion of the early people of Miagao's daily living and 

religious icons illustrate the building front.

The thick boulders and buttresses  withstand natural disasters,

and its belfry served as watchtower during the ancient days.

Miag-ao church was over 200 years old, built in the late 1700s

by the Augustinian Missionaries, the known church builders.

The Miag-ao church is a living testimony of Catholic faith in Iloilo.

Going to Miag-ao will take you about an hour from

the downtown City Terminal.

Look for the PUJ with signboard "Miagao - San Joaquin" 

and tell the driver to drop you off at Miag-ao Church.

Iloilo Part 2

The Notable San Joaquin

The Parish Church of San Joaquin, the only military inspired Catholic church in the Philippines, was built in the 19th century by the Augustinians.

 Campo Santo de San Joaquin, is another cultural heritage of the town.

Historic Miag-ao

The Santo Tomas de Villanueva Church in Miag-ao was built in 1786.

Melody of Guimbal

 The San Nicolas de Tolentino Parish. A 400 year old church made from adobe stones called igang and coral stones quarried from Guimaras. It was built in 1774.

Guimbal Town Plaza &  Guimbal Watchtower.

Guimbal Watchtowers are 17th Century structures used as look-out for raiding Moro pirates.

Tigbauan Town

St . John of Sahagun Church,  is 439 years old. Built in 1575 from yellow limestones.

Beautiful Molo

Saint Anne’s Parish, also known locally as the Molo Church.

The church was constructed in 1831.

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Iloilo Part 1

Pride of Janiuay

The Janiuay Catholic Church was built of sandstone, lime stone and layered bricks and was completed in February 1770.

The Janiuay Gothic Cemetery. was built in 1870, and is also walled with ancient sandstone and bricks.

Cabatuan

Cabatuan Town Plaza arch, patterned from that of banana leaves.

San Nicholas de Tolentino Parish Church in Cabatuan, built in 1834, is a Tuscanic church.

This century old Spanish-Filipino Cemetery is the only cemetery in the Philippines which is a perfect square.

Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara Plaza.

The Parish of Sta. Barbara, a Baroque Rennaisance architecture, was built in 1845 and was completed 33 years later, and declared by the National Historical Institute as a national historic landmark.

Inspiration of Pavia

The Sta. Monica Parish Church in Pavia, Iloilo,nis a century-old church made of red bricks.

Jaro

Jaro Cathedral Belfry, located opposite of the Cathedral.

The Parish of Our Lady of Candles (Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria)

Ceiling of Jaro Cathedral.

 The Parish of Our Lady of Candles also known as the Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral.

The site of a miraculous statue of the Virgin Mary, which was canonically crowned by the late Pope John Paul II.

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