Lazi Church and Convent in Siquijor Philippines
Posted by on April 6, 2010
Visiting Siquijor, Philippines would never be complete without visiting the Church and Convent in Lazi. The convent in Lazi is said to be the largest in Asia.
The church was built around 19th century by the Augustinians. the facade was built using coral stones. Assorted patterns intricately carved can be found on the church facade. I wonder how long it took before the facade was actually made. It was just so stunning.
The convent, which was built using the bahay na bato design with arcaded ground floor is now being used as a school building.
The church and convent of Lazi Siquijor is I guess one of the most photographed landmarks of the province. The church is included in the Tentative List of the UNESCO World Heritage, as an addition to the Baroque Churches of the Philippines.
When we got to the church it was all cloudy and there was even a slight drizzle. But that didn’t stop from from shooting photos. I was so ecstatic seeing the church and the convent for the very first time.
But after we toured the island, the sun went up with all the blues skies. So Marc and I asked the driver if we can still drop by Lazi even for a while to take photos. And voila. Blue skies for the church pic! and just after we had finished taking the photos, dark clouds hovered all over again.
I was just so lucky to see the church with the blue skies and bright sun. I do not know when will I be able to go back to Siquijor Philippines again.
I’ve never been to Siquijor, so I’ve never seen Lazi, but it’s good to know it’s in the t. list of Unesco World Heritage. It’s important that we preserve landmarks such as these.
Something to be proud of again. Never heard of Church and Convent in Lazi until now. Thanks for sharing
Great photos as well. It really looks so big…. and ancient.
I like how the church looks like. Very ancient and historical.
nice to see places like this even in pictures and your descriptions help us a lot
this truly proves that Filipinos are religious with a lot of beautiful churches around
i wish makapunta rin ako sa siquijor, to visit the church.
will definitely drop by Lazi given the chance of visiting Siquijor (though goosebumps haunting me–Siquijor + old historical landmarks as this~~)
nice photos! thanks for sharing… I never knew that there’s a great church in Siquijor that;s worth visiting
The bahay n bato is lovely! But us that really in Siquior nyaks! haven’t you bump on some creepy old tales there?
ahaha
there are faith healers in siquijor.. and its a fact. but the tales of mumu? chismis lang yun….
ha ha ha that’s what they say kasi, but we have farm helper from that province hindi naman cya aswang
i wish i could visit siquijor soon.
nice ancient church.. if u guyz are int0 old churches, try also visiting the maragondon church in cavite built in 1714 by the Jesuits. then u can drop by to the Bonifaio trial house as well..
ganda ng mga churches sa siquijor.
sa pelikula lang ako nakakakita ng ganyang church.
I agree with cora.. parang sa pang pelikula lang talaga..hehe
the church look creepy at first but upon reading that its made of corals, woow, kakamangha. Kaya pala ganyan ang kulay.! nice
wow,,naman..thanks for sharing..para na akong nakapunta dun
got the chance to visit the island 2 weeks ago and did I mention this blog are one those blog that we’ve consulted before venturing there? thanks! ;D
Many thanks Marms!
hi, im visiting dumaguete this coming sept. and im planning to visit siquijor but im just worried if safe ba pumunta dun alam mo about some superstitious i hope you can give some idea if ok ba pumunta dun… thanks!
We should keep the tradition of Bahay Na Bato without that spanish garbage and be more like our neighbors in Asia.
We visited Lazi 2 weeks ago. Highly impressed by the Church and the Convent and specially the huge acacia trees around the site. The Church still looks good but I am saddened and worried on the present state of the Convent. If nothing is done, the upper floor will be gone in a few years. It badly needs immediate restoration. I wish and hope the proper authorities work on this very soon.