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Church of Tanauan, Leyte

Church of Tanauan, Leyte

Location: Tanauan, Leyte (Region VIII)
Category: Buildings/Structures
Type: House of Worship
Status: Level II – Historical marker
Marker date: 1949
Installed by: Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)
Marker text:
CHURCH OF TANAUAN, LEYTE

CONSTRUCTED BY THE JESUIT MISSIONARIES, 1704, AND TURNED OVER TO THE AUGUSTINIANS, 1768–1843. REPAIRED AND ENLARGED 1850–1860 BY FR. FRANCISCO DE PAULA MARQUEZ WHO ADDED A TRANSEPT AND SURROUNDED THE PREMISES WITH THICK ROCK-WALL HAVING A WATCH TOWER ON EACH FOUR CORNERS FOR DEFENSE AGAINST PIRATES. WITHSTOOD HURRICANE AND TIDAL WAVE OF 1897.

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