Alburquerque Church
| Albur Sta. Monica Church | |
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| Santa Monica Parish Church of Alburquerque | |
Santa Monica Parish Church, Alburquerque, Bohol
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 Albur Sta. Monica Church
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| 9°37′22″N 123°54′44″E / 9.6227°N 123.9121°ECoordinates: 9°37′22″N 123°54′44″E / 9.6227°N 123.9121°E | |
| Location | Poblacion, Alburquerque, Bohol |
| Country | Philippines |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | Diocese of Tagbilaran |
| History | |
| Founded | 1842 |
| Dedication | Santa Monica |
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| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Church building |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Coral stones |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Cebu |
| Diocese | Tagbilaran |
| Province | Cebu |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Jose S. Palma |
| Bishop(s) | Leonardo Y. Medroso |
| Priest(s) | Msgr. Oscar D. Pajo |
| Assistant priest(s) | Fr. Severo D. Pajo, Jr. |
The Santa Monica Parish Church of Alburquerque, commonly known as the Alburquerque Church, is a Roman Catholic church in the municipality of Alburquerque, Bohol, Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tagbilaran. The church was declared as an Important Cultural Property by the National Museum of the Philippines in 2013.
The church was partially damaged when a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Bohol and other parts of Central Visayas last October 15, 2013. It was declared a National Historical Landmark by the National Historical Institute in 2014.
The parish traces its beginnings as a visita of Baclayon Church. The settlement in the area was then known as Sagunto, after a town in Catalunya, Spain. Upon the request of Doña Mariana Irag, a chapel, convento and school were erected in 1842 at the boundary between the towns of Baclayon and Loay. The first structure in 1842 was made of wood and bamboo and was erected at the western end of the plaza, approximately where the present school stands. A larger and sturdier church was constructed on the eastern side of the plaza in 1856. The settlement was officially elevated to a town in 1861 and adopted a new name of Alburquerque, after a town in Badajoz, Spain.
The parish was formally inaugurated in 1869, eight years after the settlement became a town. The parish was under the jurisdiction of the Augustinian Recollects until 1898, after which the secular clergy took over.
Until the 1880s, the parish church was more like a huge shed with three aisles and wells made of tabique. The construction of the convent was begun under Fr. Tomas Fernandez (1869-1875). The present church structure was built under Fr. Manuel Muro in 1885, utilizing the same three-aisled plan. Construction was commenced in 1896 by his successor. The upper portions of the walls and the tower over the facade were completed only in the 1920s-1930s.
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