Pata Church Ruins

Pata Church Ruins

Mga Guho ng Simbahan ng Pata (Filipino)
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Location	Sitio Nagsimbaanan, Brgy. Namuac, Sanchez Mira, Cagayan, Philippines
Coordinates	18°36′51″N121°9′38″E / 18.61417°N 121.16056°E / 18.61417; 121.16056
Type	Church
History
Builder	Dominican Order
Founded	June 15, 1595
Management	National Historical Commission of the Philippines

The Ruins of the Church of Pata are the remnants of a 16th-century Dominican church in Sanchez Mira, Cagayan, Philippines. It was constructed under the supervision of Fray Gaspar Zarfate and Miguel de San Jacinto. ^{[1] [2]}

Location

The Pata Church ruins are halfway between the town propers of Sanchez Mira and Claveria, Cagayan along the Pan-Philippine Highway. It is located close to the Pata River in Sitio Nagsimbaanan, Barangay Namuac of Sanchez Mira.

References

1. de la historia de la Provincia del Santo Rosario de Filipinas, Japon, y China, de la sagrada orden de predicadores (in Spanish). Domingo Gascon. 1693.
2. Diego Aduarte (1640). Emma Helen Blair & James Alexander Robertson (ed.). "The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898: Volume XXXI" . Retrieved May 17, 2018.