San Luis Church
  • Saint Aloysius Gonzaga Parish Church
  • Iglesia Parroquial de San Luis Gonzaga (Spanish)
Church façade in 2015
San Luis Church is located in Luzon
San Luis Church
San Luis Church
San Luis Church is located in Philippines
San Luis Church
San Luis Church
15°02′21″N 120°47′25″E / 15.039278°N 120.7902655°E / 15.039278; 120.7902655
LocationBrgy. Poblacion, San Luis, Pampanga
CountryPhilippines
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
StatusParish church
Founded1598
Founder(s)Fr. Ambrosio de San Agustin O.S.A.
DedicationSaint Aloysius Gonzaga
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeChurch building
StyleBaroque; Renaissance; Partido Baroque
Completed1883
Specifications
Length56 metres (184 ft)
Width13 metres (43 ft)
Height11 metres (36 ft)
MaterialsStone, mortar, sand, brick, wood
Administration
ProvincePampanga
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of San Fernando
Clergy
ArchbishopFlorentino Lavarias

The San Luis Gonzaga Parish Church, also referred to as San Luis Church, is a 19th-century Baroque Roman Catholic church located at Brgy. Poblacion, San Luis, Pampanga, Philippines. The parish church, dedicated to Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, is under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Fernando.

History

Town history

San Luis, formerly referred to as San Nicolas de Cabagsac after its former vicar, Father Nicolas de Orduño, or simply cabagsa meaning a "place where plenty of fruit bats are caught" was founded by the Augustinian missionaries in 1742. Father Ambrosio de San Agustin was assigned as its first priest on April 25, 1744.[1][2]

Church history

Records do not tell of the exact date of the construction of the present-day church although it was stated that Father Isidro Bernardo restored the said church structure in 1883. Father Francisco Diaz, then, enlarged the convent in 1877.[1]

Architecture

Church interior in 2012

The church facade is predominantly Baroque in style with the roughness and heaviness of its looks although some hints of Renaissance style can be found on the details of its twin belfries. The recessed main portal showcases a relief of the papal symbol and is flanked by two heavily-ornamented saints' niches. Stone balusters decorate the single window on the facade, the blind windows flanking it and the base of the pediment. Dominating the facade are columns capped with Ionic capitals and scroll-like volutes on the pediment.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Galende, Pedro G. (1996). Angels in Stone: Architecture of Augustinian Churches in the Philippines (2nd ed.). Manila, Philippines: San Agustin Museum. pp. 158–159. ISBN 9719157100.
  2. ↑ "History of San Luis". Official Website of the Municipality of San Luis. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
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