Molo Church

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Molo Church is a historic, Gothic-Renaissance style Roman Catholic church in Iloilo City, Philippines, renowned for its all-female ensemble of saints and its status as a prominent heritage and tourist landmark.

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Molo Church canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic church
heritage church
tourist attraction
alsoKnownAs St. Anne Parish Church
architecturalStyle Gothic
Renaissance
city Iloilo City
country Philippines
culturalSignificance important landmark in Iloilo City
symbol of Molo district
denomination Roman Catholic
facing Molo Plaza
hasAltName Feminist Church of Iloilo
hasBellTowers two
hasFeature all-female ensemble of saints
pointed arches
red spires
stained glass windows
twin bell towers
hasInteriorFeature main altar dedicated to Saint Anne
nave lined with statues of female saints
hasStyleCharacteristic Gothic-Renaissance façade
buttresses
ornate stone carvings
hasTourismRole key stop in Iloilo heritage tours
photographic landmark in Iloilo City
heritageStatus heritage church of Iloilo City
national landmark
isPartOf Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jaro
locatedIn Molo district
locatedNear Molo Plaza
material coral stone
limestone
notableCharacteristic one of the few churches in the Philippines featuring only female saints in the nave
notableFor images of female saints inside the nave
patronSaint Saint Anne
region Western Visayas
religiousAffiliation Archdiocese of Jaro
religiousFunction parish church for the local Catholic community
religiousOrder under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Jaro
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism in the Philippines
surface form: Catholicism in the Philippines
rite Latin Rite
tourismStatus major tourist attraction in Iloilo City
usedFor Mass
baptisms
religious processions
weddings

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Iloilo province contains Molo Church
Iloilo hasHistoricSite Molo Church