Saint Francis Xavier Parish Church/ Simbahan ng Abuyog/ The Church of Abuyog (Abuyog, Leyte)

The Church of Abuyog:

The Church of Abuyog

About the Church of Abuyog:

Sometime in the year 1655 the Jesuit Missionaries set forth to Abuyog with the mission to Christianize the people. Abuyog was then a vast swampy place area extending up to taragona (now MacArthur), Bugho (now Javier) and Mahaplag.

For quite a time, Abuyog was considered as a missionary area. But with the growth of Christian converts, the town was eventually created into a parish in 1716. The parish was named after the famous “Apostle of the Indies”, St. Francis Xavier, who, according to tradition happened to visit Abuyog in one of his missionary journeys.

In 1768 the Augustinian Friars, Rev. Fr. Jose Herrera and Rev. Fr. Cipriano Barbasan, came and took over the Parish. The people of this area according to Rev. Fr. Agustin Maria de Castro, were very rich, though extremely belligerent that they defied the moros.

Before it was finally handed to the Diocese, the Franciscan Order took over the parish sometime in 1884 with Rev. Fr. Santiago Nalunda as the first Franciscan parish priest. (Source: Archdiocese of Palo Website)

 

Other Pictures of the Church:

The Church of Abuyog with the Statue of Saint Francis Xavier in front

Saint Francis Xavier Parish Church (Antipolo City)

The Church of Saint Francis Xavier:

Saint Francis Xavier Church in Mayamot, Antipolo City, Rizal Province

 

Other Pictures of the Church:

The Church of Saint Francis

Inside the Church

Outside the Church

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