Lazi Church

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Lazi Church
San Isidro Labrador Parish Church
Iglesia Parroquial de San Isidro Labrador (Spanish)
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Lazi Church in 2019
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Lazi Church
Location in the Visayas
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Lazi Church
Location in the Philippines
9°07′40″N123°38′02″E / 9.127913°N 123.633854°E / 9.127913; 123.633854
Location Lazi, Siquijor
CountryPhilippines
Denomination Roman Catholic
History
Status Parish church
Founded1857
Dedication Saint Isidore the Laborer
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designation National Cultural Treasure
Architectural type Church building
Style Neoclassical
Completed1884
Administration
Metropolis Dumaguete
Diocese Diocese of Dumaguete
Clergy
Bishop(s) Most Rev. Julito B. Cortes, D.D.

San Isidro Labrador Parish Church, commonly known as Lazi Church, is a Roman Catholic church in the municipality of Lazi, Siquijor, Philippines within the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Dumaguete. It became an independent parish in 1857 under the advocacy of Saint Isidore the Laborer.

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The church, also known for its huge convent, was declared a National Cultural Treasure by the National Museum of the Philippines. It is also nominated for the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List since 2006 under the collective group of Baroque Churches of the Philippines (Extension) together with the churches of Boljoon, Guiuan, Loboc and Tumauini. In 2014, the government announced its plan to nominate Lazi Church in the World Heritage List. It conducted a dossier training for Lazi representatives; once the dossiers are completed, the long process of nomination will commence in Paris.

History

Lazi (formerly Tigbawan) became an independent parish from Siquijor on August 8, 1857. The present stone church was built in 1884 by Filipino artisans followed by the bell tower in the following year. [1] The construction of the convent was made with coral stones and hardwood, commenced in 1887 and completed in 1891. Both the church and the convent were done under the direction of Recollect priest Father Toribio Sánchez. [2]

Architecture

The church is built of sea stones and wood. [1] It belongs to the neoclassical style. It has two pulpits and has retained its original retablo and wood floorings. [3]

Convent

The U-shaped Bahay na bato convent is one of the largest convents built during the Spanish colonial era. [1] [2] On its first floor are stonewalls while wood panels can be found on the second floor. [3] Its dimension is 42 metres (138 ft) by 38 metres (125 ft). [1] It is funded by donations from parishes and missions of the Recollects. [2] Partitions of the convent were removed but the original structure was maintained. It now houses the Siquijor Heritage Museum which has collections of important church relics and paraphernalia. [4]

Historical and cultural declarations

Church NHI historical marker installed in 1984 Simbahan ng Lazi Marker.jpg
Church NHI historical marker installed in 1984

Lazi Church was declared a National Cultural Treasure by the National Museum of the Philippines in 2001. [5] It was also declared a National Historical Landmark by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines in 1984. [6] It is also nominated to be part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of the Philippines under the Baroque Churches of the Philippines (Extension) with the churches of Patrocinio de María in Boljoon, Cebu; La Inmaculada Concepción in Guiuan, Eastern Samar; San Pedro Ápostol in Loboc, Bohol and San Mattias in Tumauini, Isabela. [3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 National Historical Institute 1993 , p. 20
  2. 1 2 3 "Siquijor". Panublion: Heritage Sites of the Visayan Islands in the Philippines. Archived from the original on February 11, 2006. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "Baroque Churches of the Philippines (Extension)". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  4. ↑ Calibo, Rizalie; Abatayo, Inacher (November 29, 2011). "Lazi church, convent restoration underway". Philippine Information Agency. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  5. ↑ Partlow, Judy Flores (July 1, 2014). "Lazi Church to be included in UNESCO's Heritage List". The Freeman. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Simbahan ng Lazi". National Registry of Historic Sites and Structures in the Philippines. National Historical Commission of the Philippines. Retrieved January 4, 2015.

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