List of ruined churches in the Philippines explained

The Philippines possesses dozens of ruined church sites dating to the Spanish colonial period.

List

!Image!Name!Location!Order!Structural type!

	Bacarra	Bacarra, Ilocos Norte	Augustinian	belfry	^[1]
	Bancuro	Naujan, Occidental Mindoro	Augustinian	church	^[2]
	Bangahon Church Ruins	Gandara, Samar		church	^[3]
	Banza	Butuan, Caraga		belfry
	Binongtoan	Carigara, Leyte		church
	Budiao	Daraga, Albay		church	^[4]
	Cagsawa	Daraga, Albay	Franciscan	belfry	^[5]
	Dulag	Dulag, Leyte		church
	Dumaguete belfry	Dumaguete, Negros Oriental		belfry
	Ermita	Dimiao, Bohol
	Ermita	Dumangas, Iloilo
	Gui-ob	Catarman, Camiguin		church	^[6]
	Kuta	Bongabong, Occidental Mindoro		church
	Mangarin	San Jose, Occidental Mindoro		church
	Mataguisi	Pudtol, Apayao		church	^[7]
	Nahulugang Kampana	Lagonoy, Camarines Sur		belfry
	Nassiping	Gattaran, Cagayan		church	^[8]
	Nuestra Señora de la Escalera	Nasugbu, Batangas		church
	Old Taal	San Nicolas, Batangas		church
	Old Tanauan	Talisay, Batangas		church	^[9]
	Palapag	Palapag, Northern Samar		church
	Pasuquin	Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte		church
	Pata	Sanchez-Mira, Cagayan	Dominican	church	^[10]
	Pindangan	San Fernando, La Union		church
	Saint Augustine	Panglao, Bohol		church
	Saint Hyacinth	San Jacinto, Pangasinan		church
	San Agustin de Hippo	Bantay, Ilocos Sur		church
	San Diego	Silay, Negros Occidental		church
	San Francisco de Asis	Tarangnan, Northern Samar		church
	San Francisco de Assisi	Escalante, Negros Occidental		church
	San Guillermo de Aquitania	Magsingal, Ilocos Sur		church
	San Jacinto de Polonia	Camalaniugan, Cagayan		church
	San Julian de Cuenca	Janiuay, Iloilo		belfry
	San Pablo de Cabigan	Isabela		church
	San Pedro	San Jose, Antique		church
	Santa Barbara	Zumarraga, Samar		church
	Santa Maria	Lal-lo, Cagayan		church
	Santa Rosa de Lima	Bacacay, Albay		church
	Seven Dolors	Hernani, Eastern Samar		church
	Siaton	Siaton, Negros Occidental		church
	Tabang	Santo Niño, Cagayan		church
	Tumbaga	Sariaya, Quezon		church
	Tucalana	Lal-lo, Cagayan de Oro		church
	Santa Monica Church belfry	Cavite City	Augustinian Recollects	belfry
	San Juan de Dios Church	Cavite City	Hospitallers of Saint John of God	church

See also

• Architecture of the Philippines
  • Baroque Churches of the Philippines
  • Spanish colonial fortifications in the Philippines
• Church architecture
• Indigenous Philippine shrines and sacred grounds
• History of the Philippines (1565–1898)
  • Catholic Church in the Philippines

Notes and References

1. Regalado Trota Jose Jr . 2000 . A Guillotine in the Convento: Notes and Questions on Historic Ilocos Norte Churches . The Journal of History . en-US . 46 . 1 - 4 . 1–1.
2. Book: Paz, Victor . Panimulang ulat tungkol sa isang pag-aaral pang-kasaysayan sa Bancuro, Naujan, Mindoro Oriental . Quezon Archaeological Studies Program, UP . 2004.
3. Web site: 2020-04-23 . Gandara - Samar Destinations . Local Philippines . 2022-08-21.
4. Mangay . John Carlo A. . Miranda . Eric T. . Anicas . John Mark S. . Recto . Angel S. . Cayme . Jan-Michael C. . 2018 . Characterization of Mortar from Church Ruins in Barangay Budiao, Daraga, Albay . MATEC Web of Conferences . en . 213 . 02001 . 10.1051/matecconf/201821302001 . 2261-236X. free .
5. Recto . Angel . March 2018 . Preliminary Results of Archaeological Excavation in Cagsawa Ruins in Allbay, Philippines: Sacred Spaces Archaeology . SPAFA Journal 2.
6. Agcopra . Algie Faye T. . et al. . 2013 . Conservation, Preservation, and Protection of the Old Catarman Church Ruins . Advancing Management Research . 1 . 1.
7. Maria Nela B. Florendo . 2015 . If Church Ruins Could Speak: Re-thinking Reduccion and the Plaza Complex in Northern Cordillera . The Journal of History . en-US . 61 . 1 . 1–1.
8. Ramos . Chita C. . 2020 . DYANGGO AND SAMBALI RITUAL DANCES OF CAGAYAN: AN ANALYSIS . International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation . 24 . 08 . 609.
9. HARGROVE . THOMAS R. . MEDINA . ISAGANI . 1988 . Sunken Ruins in Lake Taal: An Investigation of a Legend . Philippine Studies . 36 . 3 . 330–351 . 0031-7837.
10. Book: Yap, Jessie R. . The Establishment of the Dominican Presence (1581-1631) in the Period of the First Evangelization of the Philippines . PHILIPPINIANA SACRA . 2021 . Manila.