Religious Heritage
Sto. Tomas De Villanueva Parish, “Miagao Church World Heritage Site”
goes through basic conservation emanating from last May 7-9, 2024 technical-workshop for capacity-building for unreinforced stone masonry structures in consonance with the initiative of the Local Government Unit of Miagao under the administration of Hon. Oscar...
History and Mysteries of Miag-ao Church: An interview with Msgr. Claudio S. Sale
Monsignor, can you please give us an overall view of Miag-ao Church? Monsignor: At the outset, church is not just about the structure. The Church is actually about the people of God. Miag-ao church is over 200 years old. It celebrated its bicentennial in...
MIAG-AO CHURCH – a Fortress of the Spanish Empire?
Rumors, if passed along often enough, may turn into urban legends; and, sometimes become accepted as a historical fact. Just give it enough time to circulate around for over a generation or two. Most towns and cities have their own urban legends and the...
Santo Tomas de Villanueva In Miagao, Iloilo
When the mission station of the Agustinians in Miagao became a parish in 1731, they built a simple church and convento (rectory). After Moro raids from the sea burned the towns and church in 1741 and 1754, the priests transfered the town to the edge of a...