San Agustin Church

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Baroque church Roman Catholic church World Heritage Site historical landmark stone church

San Agustin Church is a historic Baroque-style Roman Catholic church in Manila’s Intramuros district, renowned as the oldest stone church in the Philippines and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque church →
Roman Catholic church →
World Heritage Site →
historical landmark →
stone church →
alsoKnownAs Church of San Agustin →
Iglesia de San Agustín →
architecturalStyle Baroque →
Earthquake Baroque →
contains San Agustin Museum →
tomb of Miguel López de Legazpi →
tombs of Spanish conquistadors →
country Philippines →
dedicatedTo Saint Augustine of Hippo →
denomination Roman Catholic →
diocese Archdiocese of Manila →
foundingReligiousOrder Augustinians →
function parish church →
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site →
heritageDesignationYear 1993 →
heritageSignificance earliest surviving stone church in the Philippines →
outstanding example of Baroque architecture adapted to seismic conditions →
inscriptionCriteria (ii) →
(iv) →
locatedIn Asia →
Intramuros →
Luzon →
Manila →
Metro Manila →
material adobe →
stone →
notableFeature barrel-vaulted ceiling →
massive stone buttresses →
monastic cloister →
retablos with Baroque ornamentation →
trompe-l’oeil ceiling paintings →
oldestStoneChurchIn Philippines →
partOf Baroque Churches of the Philippines →
religiousOrder Order of Saint Augustine →
status active church →
survivedEvent 1945 Battle of Manila →
multiple earthquakes →
touristAttraction major tourist destination in Manila →
UNESCORegion Asia-Pacific →
UNESCOSiteCategory Cultural →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 677-001 →
usedFor cultural tourism →
religious services →
weddings →
Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
San Agustin Church ("Church of San Agustin") →
alsoKnownAs
Intramuros →
contains
Manila →
notableLandmark
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