Travel Destination: Pampanga
Travel Dates: February 1, 2014
Travel Buddies: Karen and Leny
With so much blessing we have been receiving for the past years, Karen and I talked about doing this. We promised that once we get our new (much awaited) brand new car we will be going around visit churches and thank the Lord for all the blessings he have entrusted to our care.
Meet Pacho... Our land travel buddy!
We of course started with the nicest - Pampanga Chruches.
Holy Rosary Parish Church, Angeles City
The Holy Rosary Church is a living monument. It is not only to the engineering and architectural skills of a certain Don Antonio de la Camara from Manila, a great admirer and exponent of the Byzantine art, but also the unselfish and untiring cooperation of the townspeople of Angeles during the church's construction for almost twenty years. The splendid spirit of cooperation was shown by all; the Parish Priest Fr. Ramon Sarrionandia OSA; the landed families under the leadership of Don Mariano V. Henson and above all small farmers and tenants, without whose patient labours the edifice would not have become a reality. It was not finally completed until Feb. 12, 1896 wherein the twin bells were rung for the first time.
Source: Pampanga Churches
Carmelite, Sto. Rosario, Angeles City
Visit Carmelite for some prayer and reflection. It is a refuge for anyone. Here you can offer some candles and wish. Personally, I have seen and felt the wonderful gift from Carmelite a number of times. Carmelite is one of the must go when you do your visita Iglesias.
Sta Monica Parish Church, Minalin
The 1721 Santa Monica Parish Church, commonly known as the Minalin Church is a Baroque (heritage) Church, located in 2019 Minalin, Pampanga (San Nicolas). It is a Spanish-era church declared a National Cultural Treasure by the National Museum of the Philippines and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (Philippines) (under the National Cultural Heritage Actwith the designations of Republic Act No. 10066, R.A. 4896 as amended by P.D. 374 and R.A. 8492), on August 27, 2011 (one of only 26 churches in the country bestowed that honor).
Source:WikiPedia
St. James Parish Church, Betis, Guagua
The Betis Church or the Parish Church of St. James the Apostle is a Baroque church located in Guagua, Pampanga (Betis Area). The church,established in 1607, was declared a National Cultural Treasure by the National Museum of the Philippines and the NCCA (under R.A. 4896 as amended by P.D. 374 and R.A. 8492), on November 5, 2001 (one of only 26 churches in the country bestowed that honor).
The main attraction of the Church is the original ceiling mural done by the famous painter Simon Flores (1839-1904). Not to be missed are the original his painting of the Holy Family, the artesian well (dug in the 1800s) in the patio - the first well in the country to be so situated, and the rare betis tree nearby donated by Prof. Randy David, a sociologist and native of the town. A two-minute walk from the church is the restored David House, ancestral home of Randy David, which they christened Bale Pinauid or Bahay Pawid.
Source: WikiPedia
Saint Catherine Pastoral Church, Poblacion, Porac
Porac's oldest Catholic Church, it's bell tower graces the Brgy. Poblacion of Porac, pampanga.
San Guillermo Parish Church, Bacolor
Named after San Guillermo, the patron saint of Bacolor, Pampanga, the Philippines, where the church is erected. The church was originally constructed by the Augustinian Friars in 1576 – also the town's founding – with Fr. Diego De Ochoa, OSA, as the town's first parish priest.having been installed as such two years after.
In 1880, the church was destroyed by an earthquake only to be rebuilt by Fr. Eugenio Alvarez in 1886. On September 3, 1995, lahar flow from the slopes of Mt. Pinatubo which erupted into world notice on June 15, 1991, buried the church at half its 12-m height prompting its more than 50,000 town residents to evacuate to safer grounds in resettlement areas.
Source: WikiPedia
St. Augustine Parish Church, Lubao
After the strong resistance of Lubenians against the invading Spaniards in the 16th century, the power of the Christian cross converted many Lubenians to Christianity.
The St. Augustine's church in Lubao was initially built in 1572 in barrio Santa Catalina. Due to annual floods in the area, it was moved to the present site thirty years later.
An Augustinian priest and architect, Fr. Antonio Herrera constructed this parish church in 1614-1630 out of locally made bricks and sand mixed in egg albumen provided by the people of Lubao.
The church was occupied by the Philippine revolutionary forces in 1898. In 1899, it was used also as a hospital by American soldiers and in 1942, it was damaged by Japanese shelling.
Under the direction of Fr. Melencio Garcia and other priests, it was repaired in 1949-1952.
Source: Pampanga Churches
San Fernando Cathedral, San Fernando
In 1755 the first structure of wood and thatch was built on this site by the Augustinian friars under the patronage of San Fernando III, King of Castile. Fray Sebastian Moreno, O.S.A. was its first cura parroco. On October 17, 1757, townsfolk petitioned the governor-general for exemptions from tribute to enable them to build the church and convent.
Source: WikiPedia
We also had the chance to take a pit stop in one of the known Kapampangan Restaurant in a pond setting (Marangle, Kapampangan term for Fish Pond) - Apag Marangle in Olongapo-Gapan Road Sta. Barbara, Bacolor, Pampanga. It was more or less a whole day trip to visit all these old, rustic churches -it is all worth it.
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