Catholic churches have both historical and spiritual values to us Filipinos. Colonial churches are proof of Spain’s influence and provides a wealth of information to the life of our ancestors during the colonial period.
Many of us know that our local delicacies dates back to the time some of the colonial churches were built. Egg whites were used as binders for the coral stones used in building churches. In order for the egg yolks not to be wasted, the women used them in baking pastries.
Only a few of these colonial churches still remain today. The architecture of Catholic churches has also evolved over the years. The only way we can preserve them for the next generation even long before these churches are gone is through photo-documentation.
It is difficult and costly to document all the major Catholic churches in Negros Occidental. I was lucky to be with a friend who is part of a team photo-documenting Catholic churches in Negros Occidental and the rest of Western Visayas.
Here are the churches I had a chance to photograph. This is not complete so consider this post a work in progress.
Churches Under the Diocese of Bacolod City
Churches Under the Diocese of Kabankalan
Churches Under the Diocese of San Carlos
THANKS A LOT
nice blog glads
Need baptismal confirmation: dili ko matrace kon asa ako guibunyagan basta sa cathedral ng san carlos city, negros occidental natawo me 12-25-64 anak ako ni eulogio and sergia monton. pls feedback.
daghang salamat.
@erbone – yes, we tried to visit all the cities and municipalities but wala gid natapos. I will update this post as soon as I visit a church that’s not yet on the list.
oi…my picture pa ang hinoba-an ba.hehehehe
nice shot
some of these churches look like they are constructed in the 1960s are they really or had they been reconstracted in such a way that they lose their old wold charm and made modern without taking in consideration of the churches history
Thanks Brent! Nice tani kun na visit tanan nga churches.
heheh! Very So Nice Pix
May ara na May lugar sa pics. Check bi sa Flickr ko for a bigger image.
gladz, butangi lugar bi…lipat na ko kun diin ta nagkadto
Thanks gid. Sa ano nga church? Para maislan ko.
Uy, may typo sa ngalan sang isa ka church. Wala lang, natawa lang ko.