Tuguegarao Cathedral
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| Saint Peter Metropolitan Cathedral | |
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| Rector | Bernard Corpus |
The Saint Peter Metropolitan Cathedral, also known as the Tuguegarao Cathedral, is an 18th-century
Tuguegarao, Cagayan, Philippines. The church, originally built by Dominican friars, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuguegarao and is considered one of the largest churches in the Cagayan Valley. A historical marker bearing a brief history of the church was installed in 1982 by the National Historical Institute, precursor of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines
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History
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Tuguegarao was founded as a mission on May 9, 1604, by Dominican friars. Tomas Villa was assigned as its first vicar. Villa erected a temporary parochial structure made of light materials with
Saint Paul
as patron saints. The current church is attributed to Antonio Lobato, who initiated the construction in 1761 and was completed in 1768. The reason why it is called "Cathedral" is because of the chair of the archbishop
[1] The church sustained heavy damage during World War II and was subsequently rebuilt by Bishop Constance Jurgens.[2][3]
Architecture
The cathedral's façade is described as whimsical and playful. Most notable of all its features is the broken and crested
Calasiao Church in Pangasinan
also showed that it once had the “Cagayan-style” pediment. Other notable architectural features of the church are consistently repeated on many of its parts and on the Ermita de San Jacinto, a Spanish-era brick chapel located on the opposite site of the Tuguegarao city proper.
| Architectural Detail | Location | Photo |
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| High relief pilasters with alternating smooth and Solomonic/swisted design | Found on the façade and bell tower | 
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| Semicircular arch windows framed with finials and a triangular pediment | Found on the façade and majority of windows on the structure | 
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| Molded bricks containing various symbols such as roosters, papal tiaras, keys, gods, sun, moon, Marian symbols and symbols of the Dominican order[4] | Found on both interior and exterior of the structure outlining windows and columns | 
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The main focal point of the
Blind windows can be found on the base. The bell tower is topped with a roofed canopy and a cross.[1]
Some few meters away from the church is the Catholic cemetery with its notable brick arched entryway and fence.[5]
Restoration
Spearheaded by the city's parish priest, Gerard Ariston Perez, the parishioners started accumulating 25 million pesos for the restoration of the church. Included in the church's restoration are the rehabilitation of worn-out bricks, reverting the original painted ceiling from the trussed ceiling and the altarpieces.[6]
Gallery
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Tuguegarao Cathedral in 2017 -
Details of the pediment and pilasters prior to the restoration -
Saint's niche and National Historical Institute marker -
Sacred Heart of Jesusmonument in front of the cathedral -
Left transept altarpiece -
Main altarpiece -
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Church nave as seen from main altar -
Side walls -
Side portal
References
- ^ ISBN 9789710724338.
- ^ "Metropolitan Cathedral of Tuguegarao". heritageconservation.wordpress.com. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ^ "Saint Peter and Paul Metropolitan Cathedral". tuguegaraocity.wordpress.com/. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ^ a b Cabigas, Estan. "Lakbay Norte Visita Iglesia". simbahan.net. Langyaw Media. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ^ Cabigas, Estan. "Tuguegarao cemetery's forsaken arch and fence". simbahan.net/. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ^ Domingo, Leander (November 13, 2013). "Tuguegarao's century-old Cathedral to be restored". The Manila Times. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
External links
Media related to Tuguegarao Cathedral at Wikimedia Commons- Tuguegarao Cathedral on Facebook
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