Capul Church

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Capul Church is a historic Spanish-era Roman Catholic church on Capul Island in Northern Samar, Philippines, known for its fortress-like architecture built to protect locals from Moro raids.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Capul Church canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic church ⓘ
Spanish colonial-era church ⓘ
fortress church ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Saint Ignatius of Loyola Parish Church ⓘ
San Ignacio de Loyola Church ⓘ
architecturalStyle Baroque ⓘ
architecturalType fortified church ⓘ
builtFor protection against Moro raids ⓘ
category Churches in Northern Samar ⓘ
Fortified churches in the Philippines ⓘ
Spanish colonial churches in the Philippines ⓘ
country Philippines ⓘ
culturalContext Spanish colonial architecture in the Philippines ⓘ
dedicatedTo Saint Ignatius of Loyola ⓘ
linked to: Ignatius of Loyola
denomination Roman Catholic ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Borongan ⓘ
feature bastions ⓘ
bell tower ⓘ
fortified perimeter ⓘ
thick defensive walls ⓘ
watchtower ⓘ
function defensive structure ⓘ
parish church ⓘ
governingBody Catholic Church ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Cultural Treasure of the Philippines ⓘ
National Historical Landmark of the Philippines ⓘ
heritageStatusGrantedBy National Historical Commission of the Philippines ⓘ
National Museum of the Philippines ⓘ
historicalPeriod Spanish colonial period in the Philippines ⓘ
locatedIn Capul Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eastern Visayas ⓘ
Northern Samar ⓘ
Philippines ⓘ
Visayas ⓘ
locatedInMunicipality Capul ⓘ
locatedInProvince Northern Samar ⓘ
locatedOn San Bernardino Strait ⓘ
material coral stone ⓘ
masonry ⓘ
oversees Capul parish ⓘ
patronSaint Saint Ignatius of Loyola ⓘ
linked to: Ignatius of Loyola
province Ecclesiastical Province of Palo ⓘ
region Region VIII ⓘ
religion Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
significance example of fortress-type churches in the Philippines ⓘ
historical defense against seaborne raids ⓘ
tourism heritage tourism site in Northern Samar ⓘ
usedFor community refuge during attacks ⓘ
religious services ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Capul → hasHistoricStructure → Capul Church ⓘ