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| Molo Church has an amazing details |
Molo Church (St. Anne Parish) is
situated in front of the town plaza. Molo
is actually one of the seven districts of Ilo-Ilo City which formerly called
Parian (Chinatown) because the residents here were mostly Chinese. Then it was
changed into Moro because of the frequent arrival of Muslim pirates from Mindanao,
but later evolved in Molo – Wikipedia.com
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| The facade looks so old |
It was built in 1831 by the Ilonggo
artists and it is the proof that the residents are really great in terms of
arts. This church has Gothic-Renaissance architecture and it’s the only one
outside Manila. It is made from coral stones with egg whites mixed with sand
for some parts. August 4, 1886 when it was visited by Dr. Jose Rizal when he
was on his way to Manila from exile in Dapitan to pray and see the gorgeous
paintings (today, no longer existing)
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| The Dome of this church is like a pearl from afar |
Dome is always part of many old churches in the world. Look at the dome
in this church, it's like the Dome of St. Peters in Vatican City. Molo
church survived from
different calamities because it is very sturdy. It served as an
evacuation
center for the civilians during World War II. In 1992, the National
Historical
Institute declared it as a National Landmark.
HOW TO GET HERE:
From Ilo-Ilo City, you can take a
taxi or jeep with Molo signboard. Just tell the driver to drop you off on the street by Molo Church.