Tanauan Church
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Visual materialSubject(s): 1973 | Catholic churches | Tanauan, Leyte | 1973 | 1973 | amrt | architecture | church facades | church of our lady of the assumption | franciscan missions | jesuit missions | leyte | visayasOnline resources: View photo (midsize) | View photo (thumbnail) | View in Retrato website With printsGeneral Note(s): The restored church of Our Lady of the Assumption, which was originally built by Jesuit missionaries in 1704. It not only served as a place of worship but also as a place of refuge for the people during typhoons and bandit attacks. (Source: Leyte Towns: Histories and Legends, Francisco S. Tantuico, Jr., 1980) Tanauan constituents restored this church constructed by the Jesuit missionaries in 1704. It was turned over to the Augustinians, 1768-1843. Fray Francisco de Paula Marquez repaired and enlarged it in 1850-1860. Later, a transept was added and the patio was surrounded with a thick wall of rock which had a watchtower on each of its four corners for defense against pirates. Edifice withstood hurricane and tidal wave of 1897. YYYImage type: Reproduction: PhotographMedia format: With prints
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Filipinas Heritage Library | Retrato - Churches and Church Art | CH00734 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | CH00734 |
The restored church of Our Lady of the Assumption, which was originally built by Jesuit missionaries in 1704. It not only served as a place of worship but also as a place of refuge for the people during typhoons and bandit attacks. (Source: Leyte Towns: Histories and Legends, Francisco S. Tantuico, Jr., 1980) Tanauan constituents restored this church constructed by the Jesuit missionaries in 1704. It was turned over to the Augustinians, 1768-1843. Fray Francisco de Paula Marquez repaired and enlarged it in 1850-1860. Later, a transept was added and the patio was surrounded with a thick wall of rock which had a watchtower on each of its four corners for defense against pirates. Edifice withstood hurricane and tidal wave of 1897. YYY
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