Loon Church
The Nuestra Señora de la Luz Parish Church (also Our Lady of Light Parish Church), commonly known as Loon Church, was a Roman Catholic Church in the municipality of Loon, Bohol, Philippines, under the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tagbilaran. The parish was established by the Jesuits in 1753. Father Jose Garcia commissioned Domingo de Escondrillas to design the stone church (now in ruins) which was built from 1855 to 1864. The entire church building and convent were reduced to rubble when a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Bohol and other parts of Central Visayas in October 15, 2013.
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Loon Church
The Nuestra Señora de la Luz Parish Church (also Our Lady of Light Parish Church), commonly known as Loon Church, was a Roman Catholic Church in the municipality of Loon, Bohol, Philippines, under the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tagbilaran. The parish was established by the Jesuits in 1753. Father Jose Garcia commissioned Domingo de Escondrillas to design the stone church (now in ruins) which was built from 1855 to 1864. The entire church building and convent were reduced to rubble when a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Bohol and other parts of Central Visayas in October 15, 2013.
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The Nuestra Señora de la Luz P ...... l Visayas in October 15, 2013.
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Domingo de Escondrillas
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Church building
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Darwin Gitgano
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Leonardo Y. Medroso
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Nuestra Señora de la Luz
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1753-06-22
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National Cultural Treasure and National Historical Landmark
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Republic of the Philippines
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Ruel Ramon M. Tumangday
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Domus mea domus orationis voca bitur
Regina augusta Domina nostra Ysabel
Yn ea omnis qui petit, accipit; et qui querit, invenit, et pulsaniti aperietur
Ynclito Duce Narciso a Claveria Vice Patrono
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The Nuestra Señora de la Luz P ...... l Visayas in October 15, 2013.
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Loon Church
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