Saint Peter the Martyr Parish Church (Sual)

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Sual Church
Saint Peter the Martyr Parish Church
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Church façade in 2016
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Sual Church
Location in Luzon
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Sual Church
Location in the Philippines
16°04′01″N120°05′44″E / 16.06692°N 120.09551°E / 16.06692; 120.09551
Location Sual, Pangasinan
Country Philippines
Denomination Roman Catholic
History
Status Parish church
Dedication Saint Peter
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural type Church building
Style Spanish Colonial Revival architecture
Administration
Archdiocese Lingayen-Dagupan
Diocese Alaminos
Clergy
Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas
Bishop Sede vacante

Saint Peter the Martyr Parish Church, commonly known as Sual Church, is a Roman Catholic church located in Sual, Pangasinan, Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Alaminos. The church was reconstructed twice, during mid-1880s and 1891, in the Spanish Colonial Revival architectural style. For the third time, it was rebuilt again and was destroyed during the 1945 Liberation of Manila. [1]

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History

Father Gabriel Perez began the construction of the first church and convent. The convent was later completed by Father Juan Gutierrez while the church by Father Pedro Villanova in 1870. A second church was constructed under the term of Father Felix Casas in 1883. [1] The construction was suspended by the presiding bishop in 1891. [2] The second church was completed by Father Eugenio Minguez in 1891 [1] and was consecrated on June 8, 1893. [2]

Architectural features

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Church interior in 2016

The church resembles post-Baroque or the Spanish Colonial Revival architectural style apart from some of the components of the facade. The low entablature does not fit the classical proportions of the Renaissance style. The columns of the first and second levels provide an element of irregular rhythm, as well as the bell tower on the left side. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Alarcon, Norma (2008). Philippine architecture during the pre-Spanish and Spanish periods. UST Publishing House.
  2. 1 2 "All Churches in Pangasinan" . Retrieved December 30, 2014.
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