Saint Vincent Ferrer Church (Dupax del Sur)

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Dupax del Sur Church
  • Saint Vincent Ferrer Parish Church
  • Iglesia Parroquial de San Vicente Ferrer (
    Style
Baroque
Completed1776
Specifications
MaterialsBrick, sand, gravel, cement, steel
Administration
ArchdioceseTuguegarao
DioceseBayombong
Clergy
ArchbishopMost Rev. Ricardo L. Baccay, D.D.
Bishop(s)Most Rev. Jose Elmer I. Mangalinao, D.D.

The Saint Vincent Ferrer Parish Church (

church located at Brgy. Dopaj, Dupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. The parish church, under the advocation of Saint Vincent Ferrer, is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Bayombong. The church complex has been declared a National Cultural Treasure by the National Museum of the Philippines in July 2001.[1]

Parish history

Dupax started as a mission by the Dominican Priests to convert the native group called Isinays into Christianity at around 1602. The Dominicans pushed through with the evangelization of the region until 1704 when the missions were turned over to the Augustinians because of lack of personnel. By 1740, the said missions in present-day Nueva Vizcaya were returned to the administration of the Dominicans.[2]

Architecture and design

Architectural history

An earlier church structure of modest design might have been erected before 1773 and records tell that the structure may have been reused as a schoolhouse after the erection of the present church at around 1773 by Father Manuel Corripio,

San Vicente Ferrer soon after the mission was returned to the Dominicans.[3]

The church was severely damaged during the

US State Department.[4]

Exterior

The

Holy Eucharist. The second story features a niche and two windows framed by embossed carvings. The triangular pediment is divided into two horizontal sections with the lower half pierced with a deeply recessed oculus and the upper part featuring a relief of a cross. The entire pediment is capped by undulating cornices and seven finials, with the central finial crowned with a cross.[2][3]

To the left of the façade is the four-level, unplastered, rectangular bell tower. The base features saint's niches similar to that found on the second level of the façade while the second level features long, narrow windows framed with bracket columns. The tower is capped with a decorative parapet and a small cupola surmounted by a cross. The church

plaza is enclosed by a low perimeter wall and a replica of an earlier atrial cross.[2][3]

Interior

Two focal points inside the church are the

arabesques. Similar motifs can also be found on the baptistery. The original main altarpiece and pulpit are still intact but the heads of the images in the altarpiece are believed to be replicas of the ivory ones stolen over the course of the church's history.[3]

  • Loft with ornate columns
    Loft with ornate columns
  • Relief found in the baptistery
    Relief found in the baptistery
  • Main nave as seen from choir loft in 2014
    Main nave as seen from choir loft in 2014
  • Pulpit
    Pulpit
  • Altar pieces
    Altar pieces

References

  1. ^ Alba, Reinerio. "The Restoration of 26 Philippine Churches". ncca.gov.ph/. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  2. ^
    ISBN 978-971-07-2433-8
    .
  3. ^
    ISBN 971-506-192-3
    .
  4. ^ Argote, Bobby II. "A PRELIMINARY STUDY ON THE RESTORATION PROJECT OF ST. VINCENT DE FERRER CHURCH OF DUPAX DEL SUR: PROJECT IMPLICATION". Journal Sampurasun. Retrieved April 23, 2024.

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