HERE ARE THE LIST OF 6 OLDEST CHURCH IN CEBU
SANTO Niño BASILICA
YEAR 1565
The Minor Basilica of the Holy Child (Spanish: Basílica Minore del Santo Niño), commonly known as the Santo Niño Basilica, is a minor basilica in Cebu City in the Philippines that was founded in the 1565.
It is the oldest Roman Catholic church established in the country on the spot where the image of the Santo Niño de Cebú, a statue depicting the Child Jesus was found in 1565 by Spanish explorers led by Miguel Lopez de Legazpi.
The Holy See calls the temple the "Mother and Head of all Churches in the Philippines" (mater et caput... omnium ecclesiarum Insularum Philippinarum). The image is the same statue given by Ferdinand Magellan to the wife of Rajah Humabon as a gift over forty years after Humabon'sbaptism to Christianity on April 14, 1521.
It was found by a soldier preserved in a burnt wooden box after Legazpi razed the village of hostile natives. When Pope Paul VI made the church a basilica in 1965, he said it was "the symbol of the birth and growth of Christianity in the Philippines."
The present building, which was completed from 1739-1740, has housed the oldest religious image in the country ever since.
BANTAYAN CHURCH
YEAR 1580
Parish church of St. Peter and Paul. Bantayan church is first parish church in Cebu.
The main church stands on the principal plaza. Since the arrival of the Spanish there have been several buildings on its site: originally it was little more than a bamboo and nipa structure, which was burned down during one of the Moro raids. This was replaced by another wooden structure, which also burned down. Construction of the present building (the fifth on the site) started in 1839. The main driving force was the parish priest Padre Doroteo Andrade del Rosario and the maestro de obras (master of works) was his nephew Don Manuel Rubio y del Rosario (also known as Kapitan Tawi). Construction lasted about 24 years. The principal building material is coral, swan to approximately parallelepiped shape and dressed like stone.
Since mid–2012 refurbishment work has been in progress: the belfry has been restored to its former glory, and as at February 2013 there are plans to open it for tourist access. The stairs are very steep and not very well guarded, however it does offer an elevated panoramic view of the waterfront.
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SAN NICHOLAS CHURCH
YEAR 1584
ARCHDIOCESAN SHRINE OF SAN NICOLAS DE TOLENTINO PARISH
ESTABLISHED; MAY 18, 1584
ESTABLISHED; MAY 18, 1584
Patron: San Nicolas De Tolentino (SEPTEMBER 10)
Secondary Patron: Our Lady of Consolation (SEPTEMBER 8)
Secondary Patron: Our Lady of Consolation (SEPTEMBER 8)
San Nicolas church is the second parish in Cebu.
CEBU METROPOLITAN CATHEDRAL
YEAR 1598
The Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral, also as The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Most Holy Name of Jesus and of St. Vitales (consecrated to the blessed name of Jesus and dedicated to the saint), or The Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Vitales is the ecclesiastical seat of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cebu in Cebu, Philippines.
Cebu was established as a diocese on August 14, 1595. It was elevated as a metropolitan archdiocese on April 28, 1934 with the dioceses of Dumaguete, Maasin, Tagbilaran, and Talibon as suffragans. Before being raised as a primatial church in Cebu, the temple was the first church in the Philippines dedicated to St. Vitales and built near the fort in April of 1565 by Miguel Lopez de Legazpi and Fray Andrés de Urdaneta.
The architecture of the church is typical of Spanish colonial churches in the country, namely, squat and with thick walls to withstand typhoons and other natural calamities. The facade features a trefoil-shaped pediment, which is decorated with carved relieves of floral motifs, an IHS inscription and a pair of griffins. The Spanish Royal Coat of Arms is emblazoned in low relief above the main entrance, reflecting perhaps the contribution of the Spanish monarch to its construction.
During World War II, much of the cathedral was destroyed by Allied bombings of the city. Only the belfry (built in 1835), the façade, and the walls remained. It was quickly rebuilt in the 1950's under the supervision of architect Jose Ma. Zaragosa, during the incumbency of Archbishop Gabriel Reyes. Cebu metropolitan cathedral is the third parish in Cebu.
CAR-CAR CHURCH
YEAR 1599
1897 the structure was complete under Fr. Manuel Fernandez Rubio, the church was build by stone and wood material. the Car-Car church has a rectangular floor plan with a main nave and two side aisles. it's facade is divided into segment by cornices,and the pediment flanked by top most part of two bell towers.
The Santa Catalina de Alejandria Parish was originally established as the convent of the La Visitacion de la Nuestra Senora on June 21,1599. Carcar church is the 4th parish in Cebu.
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BARILI CHURCH
YEAR 1614
BARILI CHURCH - Patron Saint: St. Anne (Sta. Ana)
the parish of Barili was established in 1614. A cross was planted by Spaniards led by Captain Juan Juarado on their arrival in 1602, and still exists today. Foundation is made of coral stones gathered by the parishioners. Barili church is the 5th parish in Cebu.
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