Magarao Church

Magarao Church
Magarao Church
Saint Anne Parish Church
	Church facade in 2018
	13°39′41.53″N 123°11′24.4″E / 13.6615361°N 123.190111°E
Location	Magarao, Camarines Sur
Country	Philippines
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Status	Parish church
Dedication	Saint Anne
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	National Historical Landmark
Designated	1939
Architectural type	Church building
Administration
Archdiocese	Caceres

Saint Anne Parish Church, commonly known as Magarao Church, is a Roman Catholic church located in Magarao, Camarines Sur. The first church was destroyed during an earthquake in 1811. The second church, built with nipa and bamboo, was destroyed in 1826. The present church was completed in 1849.^[1]

The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) declared it a national landmark and installed a historical marker on the church's facade in 1939.^[2]^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Church of Magarao". National Registry of Historic Sites and Structures. National Historical Commission of the Philippines. Archived from the original on February 29, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ Philippines Bureau of Public Schools (1958). Historical Markers Placed by the Philippines Historical Committee. Bureau of Print.

External links[edit]

Media related to Saint Anne Parish Church (Magarao) at Wikimedia Commons

[NHCPGovPH-1] "Church of Magarao". National Registry of Historic Sites and Structures. National Historical Commission of the Philippines. Archived from the original on February 29, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[2] Philippines Bureau of Public Schools (1958). Historical Markers Placed by the Philippines Historical Committee. Bureau of Print.

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