Miagao Church
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Miagao Church is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed Baroque fortress church in Iloilo, Philippines, renowned for its unique façade blending Spanish, Chinese, and local Filipino motifs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Miagao Church canonical | 6 |
| Baroque Churches of the Philippines | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque church
ⓘ
Roman Catholic church ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ fortress church ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sto. Tomas de Villanueva Parish Church ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Baroque
ⓘ
Colonial Baroque ⓘ
surface form:
Fortress Baroque
|
| builtUnder | Spanish colonial period in the Philippines ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1797 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1787 ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Santo Tomas de Villanueva ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic
|
| diocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jaro ⓘ |
| façadeDepiction |
Christ-bearer
ⓘ
surface form:
relief of St. Christopher carrying the Child Jesus
|
| façadeMotif |
Chinese decorative influences
ⓘ
Filipino folk elements ⓘ Spanish Baroque ornamentation ⓘ local tropical plants such as coconut and papaya ⓘ |
| function |
defensive fortress against Moro raids
ⓘ
parish church ⓘ |
| governingBody | Parish of Santo Tomas de Villanueva ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Cultural Treasure of the Philippines
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Iloilo province
ⓘ
Miagao, Iloilo ⓘ Panay Island ⓘ Western Visayas ⓘ |
| material |
coral stone
ⓘ
yellowish limestone ⓘ |
| municipality | Miagao ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
façade blending Spanish, Chinese, and local Filipino motifs
ⓘ
massive façade with intricate stone reliefs ⓘ twin asymmetrical bell towers ⓘ |
| partOf | Baroque Churches of the Philippines ⓘ |
| province | Iloilo ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
National Museum of the Philippines
ⓘ
UNESCO ⓘ |
| region |
Western Visayas
ⓘ
surface form:
Region VI (Western Visayas)
|
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| significance |
outstanding example of a fortress Baroque church in the Philippines
ⓘ
symbol of the fusion of European and local artistic traditions ⓘ |
| towerFunction | watchtowers for coastal defense ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageID | 677 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| wallThickness | approximately 1.5 meters ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Baroque Churches of the Philippines