Daraga Church
A volcanic-stone baroque church on a hill, finished in 1773, with Mayon behind it. Its full name is Our Lady of the Gate Parish Church, after the patroness the Franciscan builders chose. The parish belongs to the Diocese of Legazpi. …
Province in Bicol, Luzon · 18 towns and cities
A volcanic-stone baroque church on a hill, finished in 1773, with Mayon behind it. Its full name is Our Lady of the Gate Parish Church, after the patroness the Franciscan builders chose. The parish belongs to the Diocese of Legazpi. …
The city's parish church, and a National Historic Landmark since August 1, 1973 under Presidential Decree 260. Work on the present building started in 1750. The Franciscans founded the parish under Saint John the Baptist, and it became independent in …