Catolico Cerrado
Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, Manaoag, Pangasinan
Dominican Built Churches in the Philippines
Nine Churches
This will be an ongoing series featuring Dominican built churches in the Philippines from the time of the friars’ arrival in 1587. I will start with 9 churches that are already part of my collection of art pieces.
Each church featured will have a short description pertinent to its construction and life thereafter.
The oil-on-canvass paintings featuring each church were commissioned to Filipino artist Eddie Sarmiento who unfortunately passed away this July 3, 2020.
These paintings may be viewed at Cafe Inggo 1587 located within the premises of Sto. Domingo Church, Quezon City, Philippines.
Photography by Rolando Edward Lim.
Second Church:
MINOR BASILICA OF OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY OF MANAOAG
Manaoag is a small town about 200 kilometers north of Manila.
Its name comes from the Tagalog word taoag, which means, to call. A chapel was first built on the hill of the Dominican mission territory in 1605, and the miraculous image was made in the…
