Exploring Bohol’s Baclayon Church
Posted by on March 16, 2009
Visiting Bohol would never be complete without paying a visit to the centuries-old Baclayon Church.
The Church of Baclayon is officially known as the Church of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception. It is said the this church is the second oldest in the Phillippines, second only to the San Agustin in Intramuros Manila.
Baclayon Church is one of the best preserved Jesuit Churches in the Philippines. Just like the church in Loboc, this one was also made using coral stones that have been quarried from the sea. But what is interesting in Baclayon is that they used thousands or even millions of egg whites to cement the coral stones together.
Another unique feature of the Baclayon church is its very large belfry. The bell tower was built in a cubical form unlike the usual cylindrical or octagonal shape.
Just behind the large belfry is the church convent that has small museum which houses some antiques and artifacts during the time when the Jesuit friars were still running the church.
The trip to Baclayon Church is part of our itinerary during the Honda City Media Drive Test Event in Bohol
i love this church! when we visited bohol last year we stopped by and we instantly fell in love with this old structure. i do wish the museum would be improved. all that artifacts in those poorly lit rooms is such a shame.
Why is there a giant honda in the foreground of your picture? If they paid for your trip, you should disclose that.
ouch.. sorry i forgot to mention that it was part of our drive test event. I have already included the disclosure in the post.
bitaw mingaw na jud ko aning simbahana…