Lobo Church
| Lobo Church | |
|---|---|
| Saint Michael the Archangel Parish Church | |
Simbahan ni San Miguel sa Lobo (Filipino) | |
| File:Saint Michael the Archangel Parish Church, Lobo.jpg Church facade in 2024 | |
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| Location | P. Burgos St., Poblacion, Lobo, Batangas |
| Country | Philippines |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1873 |
| Dedication | Saint Michael the Archangel |
| Consecrated | 1987 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Style | Neo-classic |
| Groundbreaking | 1980 |
| Completed | 1986 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Concrete |
| Administration | |
| Parish | St. Michael the Archangel |
| Deanery | Immaculate Conception[1] |
| Archdiocese | Lipa |
Saint Michael the Archangel Parish Church, commonly known as Lobo Church, is a Neo-classic parish church in the municipality of Lobo, Batangas in the Philippines. The church is under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lipa. The parish is dedicated to Saint Michael and its feast day is celebrated every May 8. The church was founded in 1873 while the current building was built from 1980 to 1986.
History
In March 1871, Lobo, a visita under the jurisdiction of Taysan, and its residents requested the Governor-General for the visita to be an independent town and its parish due to reasons of long walking distance and difficult travel to the mother town. On September 27, 1871, the visita with the barrios of Masagitsit, Tayuman, Bignay, Malapad na Parang, Mabilog na Bundok, Malabrigo, and Sabana was made into a town. Still, the request for the parish was temporarily suspended until the church, the convent, and a school were adequately built.
On November 20, 1872, the King of Spain approved the request to build the parish[2] and on February 4, 1873, the Governor, Viceroy of the Philippine Islands, enacted the king's order, formally founding the parish. The parish started as a tuklong made from bamboo and cogon in 1874, then it was built into a church and a convent made of wood and bamboo in 1886, initiated by Fr. Isidro Gamboa. The parish was administered by Augustinian Recollect friars until 1902.
When the Diocese of Lipa was made in 1910, the parish was given to a Belgian priest, Fr. Raymundo Esquinet, along with the parishes of San Jose, Ibaan, Bauan, Taysan, Cuenca, and Tombol. In 1915, the parish was given to the OSJ missionaries along with Taysan's parish, Nuestra Señora de la Merced Parish Church. The parish was under the guidance of the congregation until 1917.
In 1979, the church was renovated into a concrete building but was destroyed by Typhoon Yeyeng in 1981. A temporary chapel was made to continue parish activities. Five years later, the parish church was completely rebuilt and was blessed in 1987.[2]
Gallery
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Nave in 2013
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Arcades and clerestories
References
- ↑ "Church of St. Michael The Archangel, Lobo, Batangas, Philippines". GCatholic.org. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "St. Michael the Archangel Parish Lobo, Batangas". Oblates of St. Joseph - Philippines. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
External links
Media related to Saint Michael the Archangel Parish Church of Lobo at Wikimedia Commons- Lobo Church on Facebook
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