Daraga Church | |
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Our Lady of the Gate Parish Church | |
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![]() Church façade in 2022 | |
Location in Luzon | |
13°08′59″N 123°42′43″E / 13.14986°N 123.711998°E | |
Location | Daraga, Albay |
Country | Philippines |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Dedication | Our Lady of the Gate |
Dedicated | 1854 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | National Cultural Treasure |
Designated | 2007 |
Architectural type | Church building |
Style | Churrigueresque Baroque |
Completed | 1773 |
Specifications | |
Number of towers | 1 |
Materials | Volcanic rocks |
Administration | |
Province | Caceres |
Diocese | Legazpi (since 1951) |
Deanery | St. Gregory the Great[1] |
Parish | Our Lady of the Gate |
Clergy | |
Priest(s) | Fr. Antonio S. Sial |
Our Lady of the Gate Parish Church, also known as Nuestra Señora de la Porteria Parish Church and commonly known as Daraga Church, is a Roman Catholic church in the municipality of Daraga, Albay, Philippines under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Legazpi. The church was built by the Franciscans in 1772 under the patronage of the Our Lady of the Gate. Certain church sections were declared as a National Cultural Treasure of the Philippines in 2007.
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