This holy week 2014, I invite you to check out my blog post collection of churches in my Azrael’s Merryland Blog. I started this church blog post after I joined in a junket trip to Cebu in 2010. It’s a seasonal project in my blog to visit a church, take photos and post it here for a virtual tour for my blog readers.
you can visit and read my church blog post collection at www.azraelsmerryland.blospot.com/search/label/church
Visita Iglesia in Cebu part 1 - San Isidro Labrador Church (San Fernando)
This is my Visita Iglesia series of blog post on a tour I attended few weeks ago and will post 8 churches we visited in southern part of Cebu, Philippines. The tour was organized by Maribago Bluewater Beach Resort and Sumilon Bluewater Island Resort. San Isidro Labrador (San Fernando) It is my first time to attend a Visita Iglesia, although that it was only a simulation of the real Visit Iglesia with prayer and rosary, but here in our tour is that...
Visita
Iglesia in Cebu part 2 - St. Catherine of Alexandria (Carcar City)
St. Catherine of Alexandria Church (Carcar City) Located in Car Car City in
Cebu, the church is surrounded by statues of the apostles and on the far side of
the statue is Judas Iscariote, during the old days, many people avoided the
statue of Judas Iscariote even if you are taking pic with the church as the
background, that's why they decided to move the statue on the far left side of
the church. The church also houses the tomb of dead people, and...
Visita
Iglesia in Cebu part 3 - Nuestra Snr. Del Pilar Church (Sibonga)
A few drive from Car Car City, we arrived in Sibonga and visited the Nuestra
Snr. Del Pilar church, it is very old and you can tell by looking on the walls
and color of it. The most interesting part of the church here is the amazing
mural painting on the ceiling, all of it are hand painted by the artist Remondo
Francia, uses his hand and feet to draw the characters and images with a little
paint brush. The painter focuses more on the facial expression...
Visita
Iglesia in Cebu part 4 - Church of San Miguel Arcangel (Argao)
Church of San Miguel Arcangel is in Argao, Cebu. The church position is
facing the sea, because the bell tower of the church serves as a watch tower for
incoming boats and enemy during the war.The wall of the church is made of coral
stones, this is the primary building blocks of the church and coral stones are
mainly used in building structures like churches in the old times. The ceiling
of Church of San Miguel Arcangel has lots of painting that...
Visita Iglesia in Cebu part 5 - San Guillermo de Ermitanio Church (Dalaguete)
One of the finest church made of marble stones, wood and some pegs, and biblical paintings on the ceiling. The church was established on 1690, the church have a high balcony made of wood and pegs, I went up there to check it and it is scary to walk on a wooden staircase and balcony. The church is old and same set up that it faces the sea and the bell tower act as watch tower for incoming ships and enemy. more photos belo...
