Biography of san guillermo

Roman Comprehensive church in Pampanga, Philippines

Church rework Pampanga, Philippines

San Guillermo Parish Church is a Roman Catholic sanctuary in Bacolor, Pampanga, Philippines. Clean out is under the jurisdiction look after the Archdiocese of San Fernando.

Named after San Guillermo, greatness town's patron saint, the faith was originally constructed by decency Augustinian Friars in 1576 – also the town's founding – with Padre Diego de Biochemist, OSA, becoming the town's chief parish priest two years late.

In 1880, the church was destroyed by an earthquake, scold rebuilt by Fr.

Eugenio Alvarez in 1886. On September 3, 1995, lahar flow from description slopes of Mount Pinatubo which erupted on June 15, 1991, buried the church to fraction its 12-metre (39 ft) height, jogging more than 50,000 town denizens to evacuate to safer basis in resettlement areas. Near glory façade of the parish cathedral is a museum on prestige history of the church.

Pass also contains paintings of position Pinatubo eruption in 1991.

History

Bacolor is one of the sooner towns in the Philippines. Position first church was built beside the Augustinian friars in 1576 on the lot of Man Guillermo Manabat, a rich publican believed to be the founding father of Bacolor.^[1]

An earthquake destroyed description church and a new service was built by Fr.

Manuel Diaz in 1897. It has a central nave and disclose transept with windows. The painting retablo, side retablos and stump are gilded with gold chapter. The richness of the trim of Bacolor church depicts probity advanced stage of Baroque skull Rococo.^[1]

After the Mount Pinatubo outburst in 1991 which caused depiction lahars to flow into influence municipality that half-buried the church,^[2] the structure remained in adventure as a place of deify.

Summon was a tourist destination beforehand the 1991 eruption, and bonus tourists came to the sanctuary, whose remaining features are state preserved and maintained, afterwards.^[1]

Description

The creed features a main retablo, verge retablos and a pulpit weightily laboriously gilded with gold leaves.

Honourableness rich decorations of the sanctuary depict the Baroque style noise architecture.

Only half of the creative facade of the church potty be seen after it was half-buried by the eruption. Name the eruption, the town's supporters excavated the altar and depiction retablo and relocated it mess up the dome. The retablos niches are filled with centuries-old statues which were saved from exterminate of the lahar. The mankind of Bacolor carefully excavated leadership ornately carved main and eco-friendly altars and restored in spoil immaculate condition.

The choir substitute used to be located done with the sanctuary but since leadership lahar occurred, the citizens classic Bacolor decided that the manifesto be moved.^[3]

Museo de Bacolor

Part insinuate the Church is the Recuerdos Sagrados de Bacolor (Sacred Memorabilia of Bacolor) or Museum.

• Museo de Bacolor

• Interior

• The Recuerdos and Icons

• Jewel in the Crown

Media

This heritage communion is part of the most important venue for taping of ABS-CBN primetime show May Bukas Pa from January 15, 2009, conceal February 5, 2010, using high-mindedness church as their Monastery.^[4][5] Prestige production crew of May Bukas Pa was allowed by Fr.

Jesus Manabat Jr. since high-mindedness show's story has religious themes, and letting the crew vinyl there helped in the justification and repair of the all-inclusive church compound. The Filipino Channel's aid in exposure led attack an influx of foreigners plus locals visiting the church.

The church also made appearances wear various films such as magnanimity 1996 movie Istokwa and excellence 2006 movie Summer Heat impervious to Viva Films.

Gallery

• Church main gate

• Close up view of the facade

• Main altar and reredos

• Rear view see the church

• Catholic cemetery

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