Discover the history of the Philippines marked on the walls of the centuries-old churches. Below are a few must-visit churches in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. It was in the 1500s when Ferdinand Magellan arrived in Central Philippines. Rajah Humabon, his wife, and his soldiers were the first Filipinos to accept Christianity in the country. After that, Christianity spread in the country. By the way, I am not catholic by faith, but I love the history that transpired at these places of worship. The most historical sites in the Philippines are the churches, and with respect to their Holiness, conquerors did not destroy a few of these structures. Also, churches served as hospitals and fortresses against the Spanish and Japanese troops.
List of Century-Old Churches in the Philippines:
- Baliuag Church, Bulacan - 1769-1774
- Barasoain Church, Bulacan - 1630
- Malolos Cathedral, Bulacan - 1580 -1591
- Basilica Minore del Sto. Nino, Cebu - 1565
- Agoo Basilican, La Union - 1578
- Binondo Church, Manila) - 1587
- Camiling Parish Church, Tarlac - 1800
- Cainta Church, Rizal - 1707
- Candon Church, Ilocos Sur 1695
- Capul Church (Northern Samar) - 1596
- Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral - 1595
- Cruz na Daan Church, Bulacan)
- Guadalupe Church, Makati City - 1601
- Guimbal Church, Ilo-Ilo - 1769-1774
- Jaro Church, Ilo-Ilo - 1874
- Maasin Cathedral, Leyte - 1700
- Malate Church, Manila - 1700s
- Manila Cathedral, Manila - 1571
- Miag-ao Church, Ilo-Ilo - 1787
- Molo Church, Ilo-Ilo - 1869
- Naga Church, Camarines Sur 1578
- Bulakan Church, Bulacan - 1578
- Marikina Church
- Panay Church, Capiz - 1774
- Paoay Church, Ilocos Norte - 1700
- Plaridel Church, Pasig City - 1573
- Plaridel Church, Bulacan - 1580
- Quiapo Church, Manila - 1588
- San Agustin Church, Manila - 1571
- San Clemente Parish (Angono, Rizal)
- San Diego Church, Negros Occidental - 1776
- San Ildefonso Church, Bulacan - 1691
- San Jose Church, Camarines Sur 1818
- San Jose Parish, Ilo-Ilo - 1614
- San Sebastian Church, Manila) - 1621
- San Sebastian Cathedral, Bacolod City - 1825
- St. Joseph Church, Las Pinas - 1797-1819
- Sta. Ana Church, Manila - 1720
- Sta. Cruz Church, Manila - 1608
- Tanay Church, Rizal - 1573
- Taytay Church (Rizal) - 1579
- Tigaon Church, Camarines Sur
- Tigbauan Church, Ilo-Ilo - 1575-1580
- Tuguegarao Cathedral, Cagayan - 1761
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