Sto. Tomas de Villanueva Parish Church

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Sto. Tomas de Villanueva Parish Church, more widely known as Miagao Church, is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed 18th-century Roman Catholic church in Miagao, Iloilo, Philippines, famed for its unique fortress-like Baroque architecture and richly carved façade.

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Sto. Tomas de Villanueva Parish Church canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque church ⓘ
Roman Catholic church ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
cultural property of the Philippines ⓘ
fortress church ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Miagao Church ⓘ
architecturalStyle Baroque ⓘ
Fortress Baroque ⓘ
builder Augustinian friars ⓘ
linked to: Augustinians
centuryBuilt 18th century ⓘ
constructionStart 1787 ⓘ
country Philippines ⓘ
culturalSignificance symbol of Miagao and Iloilo heritage ⓘ
dedicatedTo Saint Thomas of Villanova ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholic ⓘ
diocese Archdiocese of Jaro ⓘ
façadeDepicts St. Christopher carrying the Child Jesus ⓘ
façadeMotif coconut tree as Tree of Life ⓘ
local flora and fauna ⓘ
feature elevated location overlooking the town ⓘ
thick stone walls ⓘ
function parish church ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inscriptionLanguage Latin ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Iloilo ⓘ
Miagao ⓘ
Panay Island ⓘ
Western Visayas ⓘ
materialUsed coral stone ⓘ
egg white mortar ⓘ
limestone ⓘ
municipalityPatron Miagao ⓘ
namedAfter Thomas of Villanova ⓘ
notableFeature fortress-like façade ⓘ
massive buttresses ⓘ
richly carved stone façade ⓘ
twin asymmetrical bell towers ⓘ
partOf Baroque Churches of the Philippines ⓘ
provinceOfReligiousOrder Order of Saint Augustine ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1993 ⓘ
UNESCOSiteCriteria (ii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
UNESCOSiteId 677 ⓘ
UNESCOSiteName Baroque Churches of the Philippines ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory Baroque Churches of the Philippines ⓘ
usedAs defensive structure against Moro raiders ⓘ
yearCompleted 1797 ⓘ

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

Miagao Church → alsoKnownAs → Sto. Tomas de Villanueva Parish Church ⓘ
Parish of Santo Tomas de Villanueva → mainChurchAlsoKnownAs → Sto. Tomas de Villanueva Parish Church ⓘ