Saint Rose of Lima/ Santa Rosa de Lima

Santa Rosa de Lima Parish Church/ Simbahan ng Daanbantayan/ The Church of Daanbantayan (Daanbantayan, Cebu)

The Church of Daanbantayan:

The Church of Daanbantayan before it was damaged by Typhoon Yolanda/ Nov 2013 (photo by Rabosajr Wikimedia Commons)

The Church of Daanbantayan before it was damaged by Typhoon Yolanda of Nov 2013 (photo by Rabosajr Wikimedia Commons)

The Church of Daanbantayan (January 2014)

The Church of Daanbantayan (January 2014)

About the Church of Daanbantayan:

The Sta. Rosa de Lima Parish Church of Daanbantayan was once part of Bantayan Island was founded in 1852. It was inaugurated on April 10, 1858. A permanent church was constructed through royal grants, with the inhabitants rendering forced labor. It was finished in 1886 during the term of Capitan Municipal Diego Arrojado. Padre Feliciano Torres was the parish priest during the construction. (Based on sources at Cebuano Studies Center)

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